Martin

Latin

"warlike"

Martin Origin and Meaning

The name Martin is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "warlike".

Martin is one of those names like Arthur and Vincent and George that is in the process of throwing off its balding middle-aged image to start sounding possible again, used in full without the dated Marty nickname.

Notable Martins are too numerous to mention as the name has been so well used throughout time and in so many countries. Martin became part of the basic European stock of names, largely due to the popularity of the fourth century St. Martin of Tours. Also influential were the German founder of Protestantism Martin Luther and civil rights leader Martin Luther King (originally born Michael and renamed in honor of Martin Luther), eighth President Martin Van Buren, and influential philosophers Heidegger and Buber.

More current Martins include actors Sheen and Short, writer Amis, and director Scorsese.

Two books with eponymous Martin titles are Martin Chuzzlewit by Dickens and Martin Eden by Jack London.

Martin also is enjoying popularity in countries such as Chile, Spain and Austria.

Yes, a Martin revival appears to be right around the corner -- if only we can think of a new nickname.

Martin Rank in US Top 1000

# 289 in the US

Martin Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 465 on Nameberry

Martin Popularity

• 289 US 2023
• 465 Nameberry 2024
• 397 Future 2028
• 240 England 2021
• 84 Ireland 2023
• 35 France 2023
• 170 Germany 2016
• 1 Spain 2022
• 99 Mexico 2021
• 46 Norway 2019
• 81 Belgium 2021
• 114 Switzerland 2023
• 27 Hungary 2023
• 162 Poland 2020
• 5 Estonia 2023
• 52 Slovenia 2023
• 12 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Martin

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Martin.

• Mark
• Peter
• Walter
• Paul
• Simon
• Frederick
• Richard
• Francis
• Russell
• Frank
• Wallace
• Philip
• Robert
• Pascal
• Christopher
• Calvin
• Curtis
• Victor
• Gilbert
• Harold

Famous People Named Martin

• Saint Martin Bishop of Tours, France
• Martin Luther Protestant German reformer
• Martin Van Buren 8th U.S. president
• Martin Luther King Jr. American civil rights campaigner
• Martin Freeman English actor
• Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence American comedic actor
• Martin Charles Scorsese American film director
• Martin Hayter Short Canadian actor
• Martin John Christopher Freeman English actor
• Martin Klein American science historian
• Martin William Kratt American educational nature show host
• Martin Dale Chambers drummer in rock band The Pretenders
• Martin James Aldridge English professional footballer
• Martin Starr American actor
• Martin Lewis Perl American physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Martin Rinkart German hymnist
• Martin John Rees British cosmologist and astrophysicist
• Martin James Landau American film & television actor
• Martin Sheen (born Ramon Antonio Gerardo Estevez) American actor
• Martin Garrix (born Martijn Garritsen) Dutch EDM Producer
• (Alexander) Martin Clunes English actor
• Martin Aronow (b. 2014) son of American actress Leelee Sobieski
• Arnold Martin "Arnie" Kavalee (b.2017) son of Tiffiny Hall & Ed Kavalee
• Martin Kahane (b. 1932) born Martin Kahane before changing his first name to Meir famously known as
• Martin Jones Canadian hockey player for the NHL
• Martin Gore songwriter for pop band Depeche Mode
• Martin Allen (b. 1964) 15 year old British boy who went and still is currently missing from the London Piccadilly area in 1979

Martin in Pop Culture

• Martin Crane character on TV's "Frasier"
• Martin Chuzzlewit Charles Dickens novel
• Martin Bohm character on TV's "Touch"
• Martin Mystery animated television show
• Martin Kratt character in children's TV show "Wild Kratts"
• Martin Q. Blank character in movie "Grosse Pointe Blank"
• Martin Moone main character in "Moone Boy"
• Martin Crieff pilot on BBC radio series "Cabin Pressure"
• Martin "Marty" or "Deeks" Deeks character on TV's "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Martin the Warrior mouse character in Brian Jacques' "Redwall" series
• Martin Septim character in the game "Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion"
• Dr. Martin Stein aka Firestorm character on TV's "The Flash" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
• Martin Solloway character on TV's "The Affair"
• Martin "Marty" Pauley character in "The Searchers"
• Martin "Martyn" Taylor character in "After the Hole" and "The Hole"
• Martin Jones character in "Too Old To Die Young"
• Martin Archimbaud character in the game "Outlast"
• Martin Riggs character in "Lethal Weapon"
• Dr Martin Ellingham main character in "Doc Martin"
• Martin Heiss character portrayed by Bill Murray in the 2016 "Ghostbusters" Film
• Martin Prince nerdy character on "The Simpsons"
• Martin Payne main character on the FOX 5 sitcom "Martin" played by Martin Lawrence
• Martin Blackwood character on "The Magnus Archives"
• Martin Cunningham character in James Joyce's "Dubliners" and "Ulysses"
• Martin Whitly character on the show "Prodigal Son"