Martin

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Martin m. A diminutive of Latin Mars, the name of a god.

The name of a 4th C French saint, a 6th C Portuguese saint, a 7th C pope, a 12th C Spanish saint, a 13th C pope, a 14th C pope, a 14th/15th C king of Sicily, a 15th C king of Aragon and Sicily, and an important 16th C German theologian and reformer.

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1349 Martino (dat) chlumecky 116; 1351 Martino (dat) ibid. 20; 1353 Martino (dat) ibid. 63; 1356 Martinus (nom) ibid. 177, p. 29

England

Latin: ● 1189 Martini (gen) GASurv p. 122, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 112; 1357 Martino (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 22; 1381 Martinus (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 133, Martyni (gen) ibid. p. 95
Middle English: ● 1406 Martyn EEW p. 13; 1426 Martyn ibid. p. 70
English: ● 1530 Martyn LIWill-III p. 10; 1539 Martyn BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1548 Martyn ibid. p. 6; 1551 Martin StAnthonlin p. 8; 1553 Martyn DEmar-vol1 p. 80; 1560 Martin ibid. p. 80; 1563 Martinn HAmar-vol9 p. 68; 1569 Martin DEmar-vol1 p. 82; 1575 Martin StAnthonlin p. 24; 1577 Martyn DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1583 Martin COmar-vol2 p. 49; 1586 Martyn DEmar-vol2 p. 13; 1588 Martyn ibid. p. 16; 1589 Martyn ibid. p. 18; 1590 Martin CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1591 Martin StAnthonlin p. 35; 1592 Martin DEmar-vol2 p. 24, StAnthonlin p. 35; 1593 Martin ibid. p. 36; 1594 Martyne DEmar-vol2 p. 1; 1595 Martin StAnthonlin p. 37; 1597 Martin ibid. p. 38; 1599 Martin ibid. p. 39, Martyn DEmar-vol2 p. 43

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1387 Mertyn BbRT p. 339, Mertyns (gen) ibid. p. 339; 1395 Mertyn ibid. p. 341; 1400 Mertyn ibid. p. 342; 1407 Mertyn ibid. p. 344; 1425 Mertyn ibid. p. 350; 1432 Mertin ibid. p. 355; 1435 Merten ibid. p. 357; 1442 Merten ibid. p. 364; ◑ 1592 Mart Tiik1977 p. 285

France

Latin: ● 697 Martino (abl) DCEL-2 Add. IX; 1049x1061 Martino (abl) StVdM-II 661; c1050 Martinus (nom) ibid. 676; 1094 Martinus (nom) ibid. 686; 1121 Martino (abl) CartNDJosaphat IX; 1131 Martini (gen) clairvaux-12thc 4; 1135 Martinus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x1162 Martini (gen) ibid. 69, Martino (abl) ibid. 59, Martinus (nom) ibid. 63; 1147 Martini (gen) ibid. 15, Martino (abl) ibid. 19, Martinus (nom) ibid. 14; a1163 Martinus (nom) ibid. 96; 1163 Martini (gen) ibid. 99; 1163–64 Martinus (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Martinus (nom) ibid. 120; 1180 Martini (gen) RotScaNor p. 8; 1196 Martinus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXIX; 1214 Martini (gen) ibid. CXLI; 1239 Martini (gen) CartAub, Martinus (nom) ibid.; 1255 Martinus (nom) ArrestReg-volI I, Candlemas; 1301 Martini (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 202, Martino (abl) ibid. p. 216, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 203; 1378 Marthini (gen) hanquetvol1 1864, Martini (gen) ibid. 18, Martino (dat) ibid. 192, Martinus (nom) ibid. 1363
Old French: ● 1296 Martin paris1296 p.5; 1301 Martin (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 274, Martins (nom) ibid. p. 238; 1313 Martin Paris1313 p. 6
Middle French: ● 1392 Martin MemBret-II col. 603; 1418 Martin HGParis p. 378; 1421 Martin favier 162; 1423 Martin ibid. 151; 1438 Martin ibid. 150; ◑ 1392 Martel MemBret-II col. 598, Martelet ibid. col. 614; 1418 Martelet HGParis p. 384

Germany

Latin: ● 1010 Martinum (acc) quix-vol1 84; 1401 martini (gen) HD1401 no. 123, martino (dat) ibid. no. 252; 1418 Martino (abl) mairhofer DCCVIII; 1422 Martini (gen) ibid. DCCXVIII; 1425 Martini (gen) ibid. DCCXXI, Martino (abl) ibid. DCCXXI, Martinus (nom) ibid. DCCXXII; 1426 Martini (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII, Martinus (nom) ibid. DCCXXIII
Early New High German: ● 1421 Martein (nom) mairhofer DCCXVII; 1497 Merte Nurn1497 441, Mertein ibid. 171, Merten ibid. 2683, Mertin ibid. 169, Mertten ibid. 2731

Italy

Latin: ● 1265x1339 Martini (gen) BBC-Berg 137; 1267 Martinus (nom) ibid. p. XLI; 1272 Martini (gen) ibid. p. XLII, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1274 Martinus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1283 Martini (gen) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Martini (gen) Perugia1285 p. 153, Martinus (nom) POSDu VI; 1298 Martinus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLV; 1304 Martini (gen) ibid. p. XLVI; 1305 Martinus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1324 Martinus (nom) DSF p. 46, 3698; 1326 Martino (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 446, Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 439; 1327 Martini (gen) ibid. no. 448; 1348 Martini (gen) INP 13, Martinum (acc) ibid. 10; 1527 Martinus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83; ◑ 1348 Martinelli (gen) INP 29, Tutii (gen) ibid. 13, Tutio (abl) ibid. 18, Tutium (acc) ibid. 3, Tutius (nom) ibid. 1; 1522x1532 Martucius (nom) DSF p. 57, 16, Martuczio (abl) ibid. p. 57, 16

Latvia

Latin: ● 1302 Martini (gen) RigSB 94
Middle Low German: ● 1452 Merten Arbusow p. 97; 1513 Marten Mettig1892 p. 6, Martin ibid. p. 6; 1522 Merten ibid. p. 4; 1523 Martin Arbusow p. 99, Martyn ibid. p. 98; 1524 Martin ibid. p. 99, Martyn ibid. p. 99; 1540 Martyn ibid. p. 98; 1558 Martings Arbuzov1920 p. 46, Martinngs ibid. p. 46; 1561 Marten ibid. p. 46, Martings ibid. p. 46; 1565x1577 Marten Arbusow p. 98, Martin ibid. p. 97; 1572 Martings Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1573 Marten ibid. p. 47; 1582x1594 Martin ibid. p. 47

The Netherlands

Dutch: ● 1568 Martin MagMiddelburg-1560; 1569 Martin ibid.

Scotland

Latin: ● a1200 Martini (gen) CartNBer 1; 1376 Martino (dat) morton-vol1 16

Spain

Latin: ● 1490 Martines (gen) carbonell p. 40
Catalan: ● 1510 Marti valencia1510 3167, Martin ibid. 3766
Spanish: ● 1495 Martin montalvo; 1496 Martin olite1496 p. 183, Martinus ibid. p. 189; 1540 Martín SanzSerrano; 1567 Martin ibid.

Sweden

Old Swedish: ● 1383 Martins (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1922

Switzerland

Latin: ● 14thCx1478 Martini (gen) Ob-SPVn (250), Martinus (nom) ibid. (188); 1381 Martinus (nom) ibid. (211); 1391 Martinus (nom) ibid. (247)

Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Martin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Martin.