Given name & surname

Mårten

“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

In Swedish use, Mårten has a related form in Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Swedish use, Mårten has a related form in Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Swedish use, Mårten has a related form in Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

In Swedish use, Mårten has a related form in Martin. The history of Martin gives this family its wider story. Martin was in use during the Middle Ages.

Explained through its name family

Mårten’s family of names

In Swedish usage, Mårten shares a linguistic root with the Danish form Morten. In Swedish usage, Mårten has a related form in Martin. In Swedish usage, Mårten has a conventional equivalent in the English form Martin.

Walk Mårten’s family in the name graph

MårtenMartenMårténMartinMortenMarcinMartinoMartMartinusMartynMaartenMartijnMartenoMārtiņšMartínMártonMôrcën

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Mårten has relatives in 6 languages.

PortugueseSwedish

4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Similar names

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