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Мартин

“dedicated to Mars, warlike”

Мартин (Martýn) is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Ukrainian and Macedonian.

Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Martin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Мартин goes back to Latin Martius, meaning “dedicated to Mars, warlike.”

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Where it comes from

Мартин comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Mārtīnus.

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Мартин’s family of names

In Bulgarian usage, Мартин has a conventional equivalent in the English form Martin. In Macedonian usage, Мартин can be written in the Roman alphabet as Martin. In Bulgarian usage, Мартин has a transliteration in Martin.

Walk Мартин’s family in the name graph

МартинMartinMartýnMarcinMartinusMartinoMartynMartínΜαρτίνοςМарцін

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Мартин has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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Latinwhere Мартин comes from · 1 name

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Spellings & scripts 2

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See also 1

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People named Мартин

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