Given name & surname
Martinus
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Martinus is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Martinus is a variant of Martin. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Martinus is a variant of Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Dutch usage, Martinus is a diminutive of Mars.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Martinus is a variant of Martin. The history of Martin gives this family its wider story. Martin was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Martinus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 29
- 29 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1993. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 254 as a first name in 2020; 195 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Martinus’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Martinus has an affectionate form in TINY. Martinus has a feminine form in Martina. Martinus has a related form in Martin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Martinus has relatives in 14 languages.
14 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 20
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Martinus
- Pope Martin I7th‑century pope and martyr, bishop of Rome (649–655), exiled for opposing Monothelitism, venerated as a saint in Catholic and Orthodox Churches598–655
- Martinus J. G. VeltmanDutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)
- Martinus BeijerinckDutch microbiologist (1851–1931)
- Marthinus Wessel PretoriusSouth African politician (1819–1901)
- Tinus OsendarpDutch sprint runner (1916–2002)
- Martinus NijhoffDutch writer (1894-1953)
- Martinus RørbyeDanish artist (1803-1848)
- Martin van Marumscientist from the Northern Netherlands (1750-1837)
- Martinus ThomsenDanish mystic (1890-1981)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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