Given name

Marteen

“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

Marteen is a variant of Martina. In English use, Martina carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Marteen is a variant of Martina. In English use, Martina carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Marteen comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English Martin.

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The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Marteen through the years

Babies since 1880
40
0 boys · 40 girls
Most popular year
1981
17 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Marteen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1923–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 13 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1981. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Marteen’s family of names

In Yola usage, Marteen continues an earlier form in Martin. Marteen has a related form in Martina.

Walk Marteen’s family in the name graph

MarteenMartinaMartin

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

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

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

Across languages 1

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

People named Marteen

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Marteen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English

Mandy

“one who is much loved”

27RareCooling

>99% girls

English · Nature

Afton

“from the Afton river”

32RareCooling

16% boys · 84% girls

American

Misty

“covered with dew; of the mists”

28RareEasing

>99% girls

English · Literary

Mindy

“one who is sweet and gentle” · “one who is worthy of admiration”

36RareSteady

>99% girls

American · Nature

Marni

“woman of the sea”

26RareRising

>99% girls

English · Literary

Randi

“the wolf shield” · “lustful”

28RareEasing

1% boys · 99% girls

English

Brandy

“a woman wielding a sword; an alcoholic drink”

33RareEasing

13% boys · 87% girls

English · Nature

Halley

“from the hall near the meadow”

30RareRising

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Marteen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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