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Martin may refer to:

Places

in Europe

Slovakia

• Martin, Slovakia

Spain

• Martín, a tributary of the Ebro river
• Martín del Río, a town in Aragón, Spain

Switzerland

• Martin (Val Poschiavo), a town in Val Poschiavo

United Kingdom

• Martin, Hampshire
• Martin, Kent
• Martin, Lincolnshire
• Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire
• Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire
  • WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas
• Martin Mill, Kent

in North America

Canada

• Martin Islands, Nunavut

United States

• Martin, Florida
• Martin, Georgia
• Martin, Kentucky
• Martin, Louisiana
• Martin, Michigan
• Martin, North Dakota
• Martin, Ohio
• Martin, South Carolina
• Martin, South Dakota
• Martin, Tennessee
• Martin City, Montana
• San Martin, California

in the Southern Hemisphere

Australia

• Martin, Western Australia

Antarctica

• Martin Peninsula

Fictional Martins

First name

• Martin (Candide), from the 1759 novel Candide by Voltaire
• Martin Chuzzlewit, from the novel by Charles Dickens
• Martin Crane, from the American situation comedy Frasier
• Martin Crowe (Emmerdale), from the English soap opera Emmerdale
• Martín Fierro, Argentinian gaucho in the epic of the same name
• Martin Fowler (EastEnders), from the English soap opera Eastenders
• Martin Lebl, Czech volleyball player
• Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer
• Marty McFly, main protagonist of the Back to the Future film series
• Martin Payne, title character from the American situation comedy Martin (TV series)
• Martin Prince, from the American animated television program The Simpsons
• Martin the Warrior (Redwall), from the 1986 novel Redwall by Brian Jacques
• Uncle Martin, title character from the American situation comedy My Favorite Martian

Family name

• Daniel Martin (novel), title character from the 1977 novel by John Fowles
• Pincher Martin, title character from the 1956 novel by William Golding
• Tad Martin, from the American soap opera All My Children

Media

• Martin (film), a 1977 movie directed by George A. Romero
• Martin (TV series), an American situation comedy (1992 - 1997) produced by actor and comedian Martin Lawrence
• Martin (Play), a 1972 television play written by Alasdair Gray
• Martin, a song on the album The Art of Falling Apart by Soft Cell

Other uses

• Martin (bird), several species of bird similar to swallows in the family Hirundinidae
• Martin Field, airports in Nebraska and Washington
• Martin Light, a professional lighting equipment manufacturer
• Aston Martin, an automobile manufacturer
• Martin Randall Travel, a cultural tour operator
• C.F. Martin & Company, a guitar company
• Glenn L. Martin Company, aircraft manufacturer, later Martin Marietta and finally merged into Lockheed Martin
• Masayuki Suzuki (singer), a Japanese singer nicknamed "Martin"
• Martin Band Instrument Company, a musical instrument manufacturer in Elkhart, Indiana
• Martin-Baker, manufacturer of airline safety equipment

Other forms and similar names

• St. Martin (disambiguation)
• St. Martin's (disambiguation)
• Marten, one of several species of carnivorous mammal
• Martian
• Martine
• Martyn, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland

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From Wikitravel

There's more than one place called Martin:

Slovakia

• Martin (Slovakia) - a town in Slovakia.

United Kingdom

• Martin (Hampshire) - a town in Hampshire
• Martin (Kent) - a town in Kent
• Martin (Lincolnshire) - a town in Lincolnshire

United States of America

• Martin (Kentucky) - a town in the state of Kentucky.
• Martin (Louisiana) - a town in the state of Louisiana.
• Martin (Michigan) - a town in the state of Michigan.
• Martin (North Dakota) - a town in the state of North Dakota.
• Martin (South Dakota) - a town in the state of South Dakota.
• Martin (Tennessee) - a town in the state of Tennessee.

• Martin County (disambiguation)
• Saint Martin (disambiguation)
  • Saint Martin - a small island divided between Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles
  • Saint Martins Island - the only coral island in Bangladesh.
  • San Martín - a region in northern Peru

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From LoveToKnow 1911

There is more than one meaning of Martin discussed in the 1911 Encyclopedia. We are planning to let all links go to the correct meaning directly, but for now you will have to search it out from the list below by yourself. If you want to change the link that led you here yourself, it would be appreciated.

• St. Martin
• Martin Of Troppau

Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary

English

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Wikipedia

Etymology

Latin Martinus, "of or like Mars" or "little Mars", from Mars (stem Mart-) + -inus, diminutive adjective suffix.

Furthermore, the name (i.e. Mars) is likely to have been brought into Latin from elsewhere, likely the Etruscan Maris which was their name for the same deity.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈmɑː(ɹ).tɪn/, SAMPA: /"mA:(r\).tIn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmɑɹtən/, SAMPA: /"mAr\t@n/
• Hyphenation: mar‧tin
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ).tɪn
• Homophones: marten (in some accents)

Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
2. A patronymic surname.
3. An English habitational surname for someone who lived near a mere.

Related terms

• Martina
• Martinmas

Quotations

• 1767 Laurence Sterne: Tristram Shandy: Book IV ( Slawkenbergius's Tale ):

  Luther was not born in the year 1483, but in 84; and not on the 22nd day of October, but on the 10th of November, the eve of Martinmas day, from whence he had the name of Martin. - - - Now you see, brother Toby, he would say, looking up, "that christian names are not such indifferent things;" - Had Luther here been called by any other name but Martin, he would have been damned to all eternity - Not that I look upon Martin, he would add, as a good name - far from it - 'tis something better than a neutral, and but a little - yet little as it is, you see it was of some service to him.

• 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 90 ("Boys' Names")

  What splendid names for boys there are! / There's Carol like a rolling car, / And Martin like a flying bird,

Translations

Czech

Proper noun

Martin m.

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Feminine form: Martina.

Danish

Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Variant: Morten. Feminine form: Martine.

Estonian

Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin.

Related terms

• Mart, Marten, Marti, Märt

French

Proper noun

Martin m.

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Feminine form: Martine.
2. A patronymic surname.

Anagrams

• Anagrams of aimnrt
• mirant
• rimant

German

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Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Feminine form: Martina.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Variant: Morten. Feminine from: Martine.

Old French

Proper noun

Martin m. (nominative Martins)

1. A male given name, cognate to Martin in Modern English

Swedish

Proper noun

Martin

1. A male given name, cognate to English Martin. Variant: Mårten. Feminine form: Martina.

From Wikispecies

(1798–1864)

British naturalist.