The given name Martin is an Anglicisation of the Roman name Martinus, derived from Mars, the god of war. The name is thus likely to have an Etruscan derivation (see Mars). Martin is also a common family name in many countries, especially English, French and Spanish (as Martín) speaking ones. Martina is a female form of Martin and Martine is the female form in French.

Martin was a particularly popular name in the Middle Ages due to the fame of Saint Martin of Tours.

It has also been popular among Protestants due to Martin Luther. In addition, Black American children are often given the name in honor of Martin Luther King.

The following are named Martin:

Places

in the United Kingdom

• Martin, Hampshire
• Martin, Kent
• Martin, Lincolnshire
• Martin, Clunes
• Also: Martin Dales, Martin Drove, Martin Hussingtree, Martin Mill. There is also WWT Martin Mere, a wildfowl reserve.

in the United States

• [[Martin,
• Martin, Kentucky
• Martin, Louisiana
• Martin, Michigan
• Martin, North Dakota
• Martin, Tennessee
• Martin City, Montana
• Martin County, Florida
• Martin County, Indiana
• Martin County, Kentucky
• Martin County, North Carolina
• Martin, Tennessee

in Slovakia

• Martin, Slovakia

in Australia

• Martin, Western Australia

in Antartica

• Martin Peninsula

People, first name

• Martín, nom de guerre of Gaspar García Laviana
• Saint Marinus (also called Martin), the namesake of San Marino
• St. Martin of Tours
• Martin de Porras (1579-1639), a Peruvian saint
• Martin of Braga (c.520 – 580), archbishop of Braga in Spain
• Martin of Leon (c.1130 - 1203), Spanish saint and Augustinian canon
• Pope Martin I Saint; Pope (649-655)
• Pope Martin II Pope (882-884)
• Pope Martin III Pope (942-946]]
• Pope Martin IV Pope (1281-1285) Simon de Brion
• Pope Martin V Pope (1417-31) Otto Colona
• Martin I of Sicily
• Martin Lawrence, television and movie actor
• Martin Luther (1483-1546) The founder of Protestant Christianity
• Martin Brundle, auto racing driver and commentator
• Martin Luther King, (1929-1968) US Civil Rights campaigner
• Martin Sheen, actor
• Martin Scorsese, filmmaker
• Martin Rossiter, singer with Gene
• Martin Johnson, English Rugby Union Player and former England Captain and Rugby World Cup winner
• Martin Brodeur, Canadian icehockey player and Olympic Gold Medal winner
• Martin Bertram, author of the medieval novel Vanity of Vanities
• Martin Gore, Song writer for the band Depeche Mode

People, family name

Drama and Television

• Karlheinz Martin (1886-1948), German stage and film director
• Millicent Martin (born 1934), English actress and singer
• Philip Martin, British screenwriter
• Paul Merton (born 1957), British actor and comedian
• Tony Martin (comedian) (born 1964), Australian comedian
• Steve Martin (born 1945), U.S. actor, comedian and author
• Strother Martin (1919-1980), U.S. actor
• Tisha Campbell (born 1968), U.S. actress also known as Tisha Cambell Martin
• Quinn Martin (1922-1987), television producer
• Kellie Martin (born 1975), U.S. actress
• Jennifer Martin, a reporter for CFTO (CTV television network]], then BBS affiliate) in the 1990s and the early 2000s
• Pamela Sue Martin (born 1954), U.S. actress
• Dick Martin (born 1922), U.S. comedian
• Andrea Martin (born 1947), Canadian actress
• Ann Martin author Baby-Sitters Club series
• Barney Martin (1923-2005), U.S. actor

Painting and Sculpture

• John Martin (1789-1854), English painter
• Agnes Martin (born 1912), Canadian painter
• Eugene J. Martin (1938-2005), U.S. painter
• Jacques Martin (cartoonist) (born 1921), French cartoonist
• Mark Martin (cartoonist), U.S. cartoonist
• Don Martin (1931-2000), U.S. cartoonist ("MAD 's Maddest Artist")

Literature and Journalism

• David Martin (1915-1997), Australian poet
• George R. R. Martin (born 1948), U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer
• Judith Martin (born 1938), U.S. journalist and etiquette writer ("Miss Manners")
• Malachi Martin (1921-1999), Irish Roman Catholic priest and religious author
• Roland S. Martin, U.S. journalist
• Valerie Martin novelist
• J.P. Martin (1880-1966), English Methodist minister and writer (Uncle series)
• Martin Martin (1660-1718), explorer of the Hebrides
• Martin O'Hagan (1950-2001), Irish journalist.

Sport

• Pepper Martin (1904-1965), U.S. baseball player
• José Miguel González Martín (born 1963), Spanish football player
• Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach
• Andrew "Test" Martin, professional wrestler
• Billy Martin (1928-1989), U.S. baseball player and manager
• Mark Martin (NASCAR) (born 1959), U.S. stock car racing driver
• Markko Martin, Estonian WRC driver
• Frank Martin (hockey player), a professional ice hockey player
• Charlie Martin (1913-1998), English auto driver
• Bob Martin (boxer) (1897-1978), U.S. boxer
• Christy Martin (born 1968), world champion woman boxer
• Curtis Martin (born 1973), U.S. football player
• Duane Martin basketball player
• Michelle Martin, Australian squash player
• Christopher Martin-Jenkins, British cricket journalist
• Kim Martin, Swedish female ice hockey goalkeeper
• Tee Martin, football player

Music

• Philip Martin (pianist) (born 1947), Irish pianist and composer, member of Aosdána
• Dean Martin (1917-1995), U.S. singer and actor
• Tony Martin (singer) (born 1913), U.S. actor and singer
• Ricky Martin (born 1971), Puerto Rican singer (Menudo)
• Ronnie Martin, musician (Joy Electric)
• Ryan Martin, musician
• Billy Martin (musician), jazz drummer (Medeski Martin & Wood)
• Billy Martin, guitarist (Good Charlotte)
• Bob Martin (singer), singer
• Bobby Martin
• Christian Frederick Martin (1796-1873), German guitar builder, founder of C.F. Martin & Company
• Eric Martin (born 1960), U.S. musician (Mr. Big)
• Frank Martin (composer), a Swiss composer.
• George Martin (born 1926), musician, producer of the Beatles' records ("5th Beatle")
• Chris Martin (born 1977), English singer (Coldplay)
• Marilyn Martin, singer
• Mary Martin (1913-1990), U.S. actress and singer
• Max Martin (born 1971), Swedish musician and producer

Politics and Law

• Paul Joseph James Martin (1903-1992), Canadian politician
• Paul Martin (born 1938), former Prime Minister of Canada
• William M. Martin (1876-1970), Canadian politician
• James G. Martin, former Governor of North Carolina
• Alexander Martin (1740-1807), U.S. politician
• Clare Martin (born 1952), Australian politician
• David Martin (born 1954), Scottish politician, MEP
• Del Martin (born 1921), U.S. feminist and gay rights activist
• Gregory Martin, Canadian politician
• Hans-Peter Martin (born 1957), Austrian journalist and MEP
• Jesse M. Martin, former Governor of Arkansas
• John W. Martin Governor of Florida, USA
• Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) (1852-1923), Canadian lawyer and politician
• Joseph William Martin, Jr. (1884-1968), U.S. politician, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Joshua L. Martin (1799-1856), Governor of Alabama
• Keith Martin (born 1960), Canadian physician and politician
• Mark Martin (judge) (born 1963), U.S. judge
• Michael Martin (politician) (born 1945), Speaker of the House of Commons
• Tony Martin (politician), Canadian politician
• Luther Martin (1748-1826), U.S. politician
• Micheál Martin (born 1960), Irish politician
• William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906-1998), Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve
• Richard Martin (1754-1834), founder of the RSPCA

Other

• Donald A. Martin, a set theorist at UCLA
• Hubert S. Martin World Organization of the Scout Movement Scouting notary, awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1937
• James Martin, computer expert
• Anders Martin-Löf, Swedish mathematician
• Arthur Martin-Leake (1874-1953), English physician, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Tyrone G. Martin, U.S. naval historian
• Alberta Martin (1906-2004), Confederate widow
• Lillian Martin (born 1924), Floridian who went missing in 2001
• Michelle Martin, Marc Dutroux's ex-wife
• Michael Martin (philosopher), professor emeritus of philosophy at Boston University
• Richard Martin fitz Oliver, (1602-1648)
• Samuel E. Martin, Professor at Harvard (Korean and Japanese)
• Sheila Martin, wife and mother
• Tony Martin (farmer), English farmer who shot a burglar
• Tony Martin (professor) professor at Wellesley College
• Glenn Martin, US aviation pioneer, and Glenn L. Martin Company (his company)
• Peter E. Martin, Automobile pioneer (Ford Motor Company)
• Jamie Martin, All round good guy and bonviveur
• Martin Cooper, Inventor of the mobile phone

Derived surnames

• Martínez in Spanish
• Martins in Portuguese
• Martini in Italian
• Maartens in Dutch
• Marcin in Polish

Fictional Martins

• Benjamin Martin, Mel Gibson's lead role in the film The Patriot.
• Pincher Martin (novel by William Golding)
• Tad Martin (All My Children)
• Major William Martin (Operation Mincemeat)
• "Martin" is also a song sung in German by Mireille Mathieu.
• Martin the Warrior (fictional character) (Brian Jacques's Redwall)
• Martin Prince (The Simpsons)
• Martin Crane (Frasier)
• Martín Fierro, an Argentinian gaucho in the homonymous epic.
• A pessimist named Martin is a cardinal character and expresses his worldview in the satire Candide by Voltaire
• Martim Soares (Iracema by Jose de Alencar)

Film and television

• Martin (movie), is a movie directed by George A. Romero
  • the plot of which was the basis of a song, "Martin", by Soft Cell
• Martin (TV series) is a sitcom produced by actor and comedian Martin Lawrence

• Martin (Play) is a TV play written by Alasdair Gray.
• Big Martin is an incredibly dangerous Book Fiend from the Thursday Next novels. Though never seen, he is assumed to be some form of giant cat.

Other uses

• C.F. Martin & Company guitar company
• Glenn L. Martin Company aircraft manufacturers, later Martin Marietta and finally merged into Lockheed Martin
• Martin, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland
• Martin (bird), several species of bird similar to a swallow, family Hirundinidae
• Martin Field, an airport in College Place, Washington.
• Marten, an animal also called a pine marten
• Aston Martin, an automobile manufacturer
• Martin Light, a professional lighting equipment manufacturer
• Masayuki Suzuki (singer), a Japanese singer's nickname
• The Basque version Mattin was such a frequent name among Basque peasants that it acquired the meaning of "peasant" as in the matxinada revolt.
• martin:short rifle or pistol in turkish.

See also

• St. Martin (disambiguation)
• Martian and Mamertus are also derived from "Mars".

French surnames

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