Martin

Where Martin comes from

From Middle English Martin, from Latin Mārtīnus (“of or like Mars” or “little Mars”), Mārs, Mārtis + -īnus (diminutive suffix). See Mārs for further etymology.
— Wiktionary's entry for Martin
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1483
    Martin Luther born
    German priest and theologian
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #44 among boys with 357 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1929
    Martin Luther King Jr. born
    American Baptist minister and civil rights leader
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
Namesakes
  • Martin Luther · German priest and theologian, 1483–1546
  • Martin Luther King Jr. · American Baptist minister and civil rights leader, 1929–1968
  • Martin Van Buren · president of the United States from 1837 to 1841, 1782–1862
  • Martin Scorsese · American filmmaker, born 1942
  • Martin Landau · American actor, 1928–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.