Martin meaning
A masculine name.
noun
1836-97; U.S. painter.
proper name
Any of various swallows, such as the house martin or the purple martin.
noun
Any of several swallows (esp. genus Progne), as the purple martin and various Old World birds (esp. Delichon urbica)
noun
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Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
noun
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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
noun
A male given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.
pronoun
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Origin of martin
- Middle English martoune probably from the name Martin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
- From Latin Martinus (“of or like Mars" or "little Mars"), Mars, Martis + -inus (diminutive suffix.
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- Martin
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- Uncertain.
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