MARTIN  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "warlike"

Popularity in 2008: #221

One of those balding middle-aged names that, like Raymond and Vincent and George, are just starting to sound possible again. Stylish in London. Mart, Marten, Martie, Marton, Marty, International: Martan, Mairtin (Irish_Gaelic), Martainn (Scottish_Gaelic), Marcin, Martel, Marten (French), Martino (Italian), Martinez, Martiniano, Martino, Marto, Tin, Tino (Spanish), Marti (Catalan), Martinho (Portuguese), Maarten, Martijn (Dutch), Martel, Merten (German), Morten (Danish, Norwegian), Martti (Finnish), Marcin, Marcinek (Polish, Marton (Hungarian), Martins (Latvian), Martyn (Russian), Martinos (Greek).

Martin is being discussed in our message boards:

• Absurdly Long Baby Name Game=)!!!!!!
• A thought
• narrowing my list...need help
• Triple A, Triple B, Triple C...Boys!
• People named after something else

Read Nameberry blog posts about Martin:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
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• UNUSUAL BABY NAMES: What's Good and Bad
• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• VINTAGE NAMES: 100-Year-Old Names That Sound New Again