Saint Martin of Tours

Variant of martin

martin definition

mar·tin (märt′'n)

noun

any of several swallows (esp. genus Progne), as the purple martin and various Old World birds (esp. Delichon urbica)

Etymology: Fr, ? after St. Martin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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