Martin Definition

märtn
martins
noun
Any of several swallows (esp. genus Progne), as the purple martin and various Old World birds (esp. Delichon urbica)
Webster's New World

A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
st. martinSteve Martinmary martinDino Paul CrocettiDean Martin
proper name

(a.d. 316?-397?) Bishop of Tours: his day is Martinmas.

Webster's New World
1836-97; U.S. painter.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

A patronymic surname.

Wiktionary
A male given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
Wiktionary

An English habitational surname for someone who lived near a mere.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Martin

Noun

Singular:
martin
Plural:
martins, martins

Origin of Martin

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

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin Martinus (“of or like Mars" or "little Mars"), Mars, Martis + -inus (diminutive suffix.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English martoune probably from the name Martin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Martin

    From Wiktionary

  • Uncertain.

    From Wiktionary

Martin Sentence Examples

  • I suspect the new Mrs. Martin passed on sometime a year or so later, after the last letter.

  • Little Lucy Martin saw him through her tears, but said nothing.

  • There was a pedestal in front of them and the man, Rev. Martin, had his hand resting on what Dean assumed was a bible.

  • Did you locate the Reverend Martin and his wife?

  • Anne Quincy Martin, after she married the minister fellow.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAR

Words Ending With

NINTIN

Unscrambles

martin

Words Starting With M and Ending With N

Starts With M & Ends With NStarts With MA & Ends With NStarts With M & Ends With IN

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With N