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.
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Around the world
Mårten has relatives in 6 languages.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MartinoPortuguese
- Martequivalent
- Martinusequivalent
- Martynequivalent
- Martijnequivalent
- Marcinequivalent
- Maartenequivalent
- Mārtiņšequivalent
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People named Mårten
- Mårten Eskil WingeSwedish artist (1825–1896)
- Mårten HagströmSwedish guitaristborn 1971
- Mårten Triewaldmerchant and technician, one of the founders of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.1691–1747
- Mårten Boströmorienteerborn 1982
- Mårten PalmeSwedish economistborn 1961
- Mårten SandénSwedish authorborn 1962
- Mårten MickosFinnish businessmanborn 1962
- Mårten StenbergerSwedish archaeologist (1898–1973)
- Mårten MelinSwedish children's book writer and translatorborn 1972
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