MEANING & HISTORY
What does Martin mean?
Martin continues Latin Martinus, a name formed from Mars, the Roman god of war. The ending marks a relationship with Mars rather than directly meaning soldier.
Saint Martin of Tours helped establish its Christian naming history. Spanish Martín and English Martin share this ancestry; the exact unaccented form here is preserved as recorded rather than silently replaced with another spelling.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈmaɾtin/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈmaɾ.t̪ɪn̪]Standard-Tagalog
Mar · tin2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗English
- /ˈmɑː.tɪn/UK
- /ˈmɑɹ.tn̩/US, weak vowel merger
- [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]US, weak vowel merger
Mar · tin2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Martín, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Martin
Wiktionary: Martin (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
CebuanoEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Martín, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix).
a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Martin
Wiktionary: Martin (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.
A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
Wiktionary: Martin (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Martin
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Martin Abellana
Filipino writer of novels
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Martin Steuble
Filipino-Swiss footballer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
11
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
12
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Martin Steuble, Martin Abellana
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Martin in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Martin
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Martín♂Of Mars; Spanish form of Roman Martinus
- Martine♀Feminine form in the Martin family
- Martiño♂Galician Martin-name form; associated with Mars
- Marvin♂From the surname linked to Merfyn or Mærwine
- Margie♀Familiar form of Margaret; pearl
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Maria♀Latin form of the biblical name Miriam
- María♂♀Spanish form of the biblical name Miriam
What rhymes with Martin?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Martin
10 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
- Antonio Martin·Source record
- Joel Martin·Source record
- Martin Antonio·Source record
- Martin Gerard·Source record
- Martin Johnson·Source record
- Martin Lucero·Source record
- Martin Roy·Source record
- Ramon Martin·Source record
Explore Martin further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18002399 — Martin (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Martin Steuble (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18002399 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Martin Abellana (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18002399 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Martin (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Martin (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Martin (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Martin (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.