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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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. martin
- Steve Martin
- mary martin
- Dino Paul Crocetti
- Dean Martin
pronoun
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
Origin of Martin
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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.
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From Latin Martinus (“of or like Mars" or "little Mars"), Mars, Martis + -inus (diminutive suffix.
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Middle English martoune probably from the name Martin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Martin
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Uncertain.
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