Given name

Mártan

Mártan is a masculine given name. It is used in Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

In Irish Gaelic use, Mártan shares an earlier linguistic root with Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

In Irish Gaelic use, Mártan shares an earlier linguistic root with Martin. The history of Martin gives this family its wider story. Martin was in use during the Middle Ages.

Explained through its name family

Mártan’s family of names

Mártan shares a linguistic root with Martin. In Irish usage, Mártan has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Martino. In Irish usage, Mártan has a conventional equivalent in the English form Martin.

Walk Mártan’s family in the name graph

MártanMartanMartinMartino

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Mártan has relatives in 3 languages.

Portuguese

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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