Standard Lemma guide

martin

name · noun · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈmɑː.tɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈmɑɹ.tn̩/ US, weak vowel merger
  • [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩] US, weak vowel merger
  • homophone: marten (in some accents)
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tɪn
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɑː.tɪn/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑɹ.tɪn/
  • General-American: /ˈmɑɹ.tən/
  • General-American: [ˈmɑɹ.ʔn̩]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: marten
  • CMU ARPABET: M AA1 R T AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M AA1 R T IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

name

Meaning 4

A surname.

An English habitational surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a mere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

name

Meaning 5

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

name

Meaning 6

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A town in Stephens County and Franklin County, Georgia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

name

Meaning 7

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Armstrong Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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8

name

Meaning 8

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Floyd County, Kentucky.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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9

name

Meaning 9

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Red River Parish, Louisiana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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10

name

Meaning 10

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Allegan County, Michigan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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11

name

Meaning 11

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A census-designated place in Keith County, Nebraska.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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12

name

Meaning 12

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A minor city in Sheridan County, North Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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13

name

Meaning 13

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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14

name

Meaning 14

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Allendale County, South Carolina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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15

name

Meaning 15

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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16

name

Meaning 16

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A city in Weakley County, Tennessee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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17

name

Meaning 17

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A ghost town and skiing area in Kittitas County, Washington.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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18

name

Meaning 18

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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19

name

Meaning 19

A placename, including:

A number of places in the United States:

A number of townships, including in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and North Dakota, listed under Martin Township.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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20

name

Meaning 20

A placename, including:

A village in Saint-Jean-du-Sud commune, Sud department, Haiti.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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21

name

Meaning 21

A placename, including:

A rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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22

name

Meaning 22

A placename, including:

A place in England:

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU0619).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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23

name

Meaning 23

A placename, including:

A place in England:

A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3347).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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24

name

Meaning 24

A placename, including:

A place in England:

A small village in Roughton parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF2366).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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25

name

Meaning 25

A placename, including:

A place in England:

A village and civil parish (served by Martin and Martin Dales Parish Council) in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1259).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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26

name

Meaning 26

A placename, including:

A village in Našice municipality, Osijek-Baranja, Croatia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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27

name

Meaning 27

A placename, including:

A city and district in Žilina Region, Slovakia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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28

name

Meaning 28

A placename, including:

A suburb of Perth in the City of Gosnells, Western Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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29

noun

Meaning 29

Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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30

noun

Meaning 30

Obsolete form of marten

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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31

noun

Meaning 31

any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: swallow

Narrower terms: house martin, Delichon urbica, bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia, purple martin, Progne subis

32

noun

Meaning 32

United States singer (1917-1995)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser

33

noun

Meaning 33

United States actress (1913-1990)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mary Martin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actress

34

noun

Meaning 34

United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Steve Martin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player, comedian, comic

35

noun

Meaning 35

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: St. Martin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bishop, saint

History

Etymology

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.

From Middle French martin (French martinet).

Variant of marten.

Across languages

Translations

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Martin — given name
  • Arabic: مَارْتِن (mārtin) — given name
  • Armenian: Մարտին — given name
  • Basque: Martin — given name
  • Belarusian: Марцін (Marcin) — given name
  • Breton: Marzhin — given name
  • Bulgarian: Мартин — given name
  • Catalan: Martí — given name
  • Chinese Cantonese: 馬丁 /马丁 (maa5 ding1) — given name
  • Chinese: 馬丁 /马丁 (Má-teng) — given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬丁 /马丁 (Mǎdīng) — given name
  • Czech: Martin — given name
  • Danish: Martin — given name
  • Danish: Morten — given name
  • Dutch: Martijn — given name
  • Dutch: Maarten — given name
  • Dutch: Martinus — given name
  • Esperanto: Marteno — given name
  • Estonian: Martin — given name
  • Estonian: Mart — given name
  • Fala: Martín — given name
  • Finnish: Martti — given name
  • French: Martin — given name
  • Galician: Martiño — given name
  • German: Martin — given name
  • Bavarian German: Mescht — given name
  • Greek: Μαρτίνος (Martínos) — given name
  • Greek: Μάρτιν (Mártin) — given name
  • Ancient Greek: Μᾱρτι̂νος (Mārtînos) — given name
  • Hebrew: מרטין — given name
  • Hungarian: Márton — given name
  • Icelandic: Marteinn — given name
  • Irish: Mártan — given name
  • Irish: Máirtín — given name
  • Italian: Martino — given name
  • Japanese: マーティン (Mātin) — given name
  • Kashubian: Môrcën — given name
  • Korean: 마틴 (Matin) — given name
  • Latin: Mārtīnus — given name
  • Latvian: Mārtiņš — given name
  • Limburgish: Martin — given name
  • Lithuanian: Martynas — given name
  • Low German: Matten — given name
  • Macedonian: Мартин — given name
  • Māori: Mātene — given name
  • Norman: Martîn — given name
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Martin — given name
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Morten — given name
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Martin — given name
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Morten — given name
  • Picard: Martiny — given name
  • Polish: Marcin — given name
  • Portuguese: Martinho — given name
  • Portuguese: Martim — given name
  • Romanian: Martin — given name
  • Russian: Ма́ртин (Mártin) — given name
  • Russian: Марты́н (Martýn) — given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Màrtainn — given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ма̀ртин — given name
  • Serbo-Croatian: Màrtin — given name
  • Sicilian: Martinu — given name
  • Lower Sorbian: Měto — given name
  • Upper Sorbian: Měrćin — given name
  • Spanish: Martín — given name
  • Swedish: Martin — given name
  • Swedish: Mårten — given name
  • Ukrainian: Марти́н (Martýn) — given name
  • Venetan: Martin — given name
  • Vietnamese: Martinô — given name
  • Vietnamese: Mạc Tính — given name
  • Vietnamese: Máctinô — given name
  • Vietnamese: Mạc Ty Nho — given name
  • Vilamovian: Mjēta — given name
  • Vilamovian: Mieta — given name
  • Walloon: Mårtén — given name
  • West Flemish: Maartens — given name
  • Bulgarian: градска лястовица (gradska ljastovica) — bird
  • Catalan: falcillot — bird
  • Chechen: чӏегӏардиг (čʼeğardig) — bird
  • Cherokee: ᏡᏡ (tlutlu) — bird
  • Czech: jiřička — bird
  • Czech: břehule — bird
  • Czech: vlaštovka — bird
  • Finnish: pääsky — bird
  • French: martinet — bird
  • Galician: avión — bird
  • Galician: anduriña — bird
  • German: Mehlschwalbe — bird
  • Hungarian: molnárfecske — bird
  • Irish: gabhlán — bird
  • Latgalian: čūrkste — bird
  • Latvian: čurkste — bird
  • Lithuanian: kregždė — bird
  • Portuguese: andorinha — bird
  • Romanian: rândunică de casă — bird
  • Romanian: lăstun — bird
  • Russian: городска́я ла́сточка (gorodskája lástočka) — bird
  • Russian: стриж (striž) — bird
  • Scottish Gaelic: gobhlan — bird
  • Spanish: avión — bird
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