Given name & surname
Martti
Martti is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Martti shares an earlier linguistic root with Martin. An origin associated with Martin is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
In Finnish use, Martti 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
Martti’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Martti has a diminutive in Mara. Martti shares a linguistic root with Martin. In Finnish usage, Martti has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Marcin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Martti has relatives in 5 languages.
9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Martti
- Martti AhtisaariPresident of Finland from 1994 to 20001937–2023
- Martti MiettunenFinnish politician (1907–2002)
- Martti TalvelaFinnish operatic bass (1935-1989)
- Martti Marttelinathletics competitor (1897-1940)
- Martti NieminenFinnish wrestler (1891–1963)
- Marutei TsurunenFinnish-Japanese politicianborn 1940
- Martti LarniFinnish author and journalist (1909–1993)
- Martti HaavioFinnish folklorist and poet (1899–1973)
- Martti VainioFinnish distance runnerborn 1950
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