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
Martin through the years
  1. 1483
    Martin Luther born
    German priest and theologian
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #44 among boys with 357 babies in 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.