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.

Croatia

Latin: ● 1439x1482 Martin (nom) Brgles p. 7

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1314 Martinus (nom) Rössler1 6; 1331 Martinus (nom) ibid. 32; 1337 Martinus (nom) ibid. 29; 1343 Martini (gen) Rössler2 95, p. 49, Martino (abl) ibid. 41, p. 23, Martinum (acc) ibid. 41, p. 23, Martinus (nom) ibid. 41, p. 23; 1349 Martino (dat) chlumecky 116; 1351 Martino (dat) ibid. 20; 1353 Martino (dat) ibid. 63; 1356 Martinus (nom) ibid. 177, p. 29
Middle High German: ● 1360 Martinus (nom) Rössler1 57; 1370 Mertein (nom) ibid. 62; 1373 Mertein (nom) ibid. 102; 1390 Mertein (nom) ibid. 119; ◑ c1339 Mertyl (nom) Rössler1 93; 1340 Mertil (nom) ibid. 97; 1341 Mertel (nom) ibid. 33

England

Latin: ● 1189 Martini (gen) GASurv p. 122, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 112; c1198 Martyn (gen) ibid. p. 242; 1222 Martinus (nom) StPaulDom p. 1, martini (gen) ibid. p. 41; 1296 Martini (gen) RCS-1 p. 92b, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 92b; 1340xc1450 Martinus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 50; 1357 Martino (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 22; 1381 Martinus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 11, Suffolk1381 p. 133, Martyni (gen) ibid. p. 95; 1556 Martin (nom) StMartF p. 58; 1557 Martin (nom) ibid. p. 59
Dutch: ● 1572 Marten AuFr Dale; 1574 Marten ibid. Boone; 1575 Marten ibid. Eijcke; 1576 Marten ibid. Dale; 1578 Marten ibid. Dalen; 1581 Marten ibid. Boone, Martin ibid. Coster; 1583 Marten ibid. Boone; 1585 Marten ibid. Boone; 1586 Marten ibid. Boone; 1587 Marten ibid. Geernets; 1589 Marten ibid. Boone; 1590 Marten ibid. Blauvoet, Merten ibid. Geeraerts; 1591 Marten ibid. Boneval, Martinus ibid. Boone; 1592 Marten ibid. Blaeuvoet, Merten ibid. Geeraerts; 1593 Marten ibid. Boneval; 1595 Marten ibid. Bieue; 1596 Marten ibid. Geraerts, Martinus ibid. Geraerts
Middle English: ● 1406 Martyn EEW p. 13; 1426 Martyn ibid. p. 70
Early Modern English: ● 1530 Martyn LIWill-III p. 10; 1539 Martyn BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1542/3 Martyn SIAcc 3; 1548 Martyn BarnstapleBap 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; 1573 Martyne Bar-in-El p. 21; 1575 Martin StAnthonlin p. 24; 1577 Martyn DEmar-vol1 p. 83; 1578 Marten COmar-vol5 p. 127; 1583 Martin COmar-vol2 p. 49; 1586 Martyn DEmar-vol2 p. 13; 1588 Marten COmar-vol5 p. 8, Martyn Bar-in-El p. 26, DEmar-vol2 p. 16, Martyne Bar-in-El p. 26; 1589 Martyn DEmar-vol2 p. 18; 1590 Martin CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1591 Martin StAnthonlin p. 35; 1592 Marten COmar-vol5 p. 86, Martin DEmar-vol2 p. 24, StAnthonlin p. 35; 1593 Martin ibid. p. 36; 1594 Marten COmar-vol5 p. 10, Martyne DEmar-vol2 p. 1; 1595 Martin StAnthonlin p. 37; 1596 Marten COmar-vol5 p. 129; 1597 Martin StAnthonlin 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; ◑ 1524x1532 Mart (nom) Saareste1923b p. 139, Marth (nom) ibid. p. 138, Marti (nom) ibid. p. 137, Marty (nom) ibid. p. 139; 1592 Mart Tiik1977 p. 285, Martt ibid. p. 288
Early Modern Swedish: ● 1564 Mårten (nom) Hiiumaa p. 182; ◑ 1576 Marth (nom) Hiiumaa p. 172

Finland

Early Modern Swedish: ● 1548 Morthen (nom) Audén1980 p. 169

France

Latin: ● 697 Martino (abl) DCEL-2 Add. IX; c968 Martino (dat) CartSavII 3; 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; 1171 Martinus (nom) ibid. 142; 1179 Martino (abl) ibid. 176, Martinus (nom) ibid. 176; 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; 1300 Martini (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 382, Martinus (nom) ibid. 382; 1301 Martini (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 202, Martino (abl) ibid. p. 216, Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 203; 1376 Martinus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 383; 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; 1561 Martin RegPCC-1 p. 3; 1563 Martin ibid. p. 20; 1564 Martin ibid. p. 49; 1565 Martin ibid. p. 115; 1566 Martin ibid. p. 213; 1567 Martin ibid. p. 286; 1568 Martin ibid. p. 365; 1570 Martin ibid. p. 435; ◑ 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; 1525 Martin (nom) UrkHeil4 2770b

Hungary

Latin: ● 1317 Martino (abl) CDH-VIII-II XV

Ireland

Latin: ● fin12thC Martinus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5
Early Modern English: ● 1540 Martin Fiants-1 125

Italy

Latin: ● 1092 Martini (gen) RCI-Cam1 565, Martino (abl) ibid. 565; 1100 Martino (dat) ibid. 625; 1198 Martini (gen) ChStBo1 III, Martino (abl) ibid. III, Martinus (nom) ibid. IV; 1236 Martini (gen) TirNot1 9; 1237 Martini (gen) ibid. 585; 1253 Martino (abl) MonRav-1 CLIX; 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; 1376 Martini (gen) DouGen1 p. 215, Martino (abl) ibid. p. 30; 1464 Martini (gen) CUP-III-I CCXXXI, Martinus (nom) ibid. CCXXXI; 1527 Martinus (nom) Rome1527 p. 83; ◑ 1261 Mertlinus (nom) FRA-XXXL 211; 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
Italian: ● 1513x1521 Martino LeoX p. 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

Lithuania

Polish: ● 1542x1544 Martinas (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 85

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1254 martinus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294; 1270 Martini (gen) ibid. p. 295; 1284 Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 296, martini (gen) ibid. p. 296; 1311 Martinus (nom) ibid. p. 298; 1387 martini (gen) ibid. p. 305, martinus (nom) ibid. p. 304
Dutch: ● 1568 Martin MagMiddelburg-1560; 1569 Martin ibid.; 1594 Maerten ibid.; 1595 Maerten ibid.; 1596 Meerten ibid.; 1597 Meerten ibid.; 1598 Meerten ibid.; 1599 Meerten ibid.

Portugal

Latin: ● 1152 Martin (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 3; 1189 Martino (abl) ibid. no. 9, Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 9; 1190 Martini (gen) ibid. no. 8, Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 8; 1209 Martino (abl) ibid. no. 10, Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 10; 1211 Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 6; 1217 Martinus (nom) ibid. no. 21; 1256 Martino (abl) ibid. no. 17; 1269 Martini (gen) ibid. no. 11

Scotland

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

Spain

Latin: ● 1019 Marti (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV, Martino (abl) ibid. MMCLXXIV; 1145 Martin (nom) AnnOPraem-2 col. ccccxxvi; 1276 Martino (abl) CDGH XLVI, martini (gen) ibid. XLVI, martinus (nom) ibid. XLVI; 1490 Martines (gen) carbonell-I p. 40; 1491 Martini (gen) ibid. p. 62
Catalan: ● 1510 Marti valencia1510 3167, Martin ibid. 3766
Old Spanish: ● 1225 Martin PHGCRP-I no. 15, Martines (gen) ibid. no. 15
Spanish: ● 1495 Martin montalvo; 1496 Martin olite1496 p. 183, Martinus ibid. p. 189; 1540 Martín SanzSerrano; 1567 Martin ibid.; 1575 Martin Catalogo-5.2 3859; 1576 Martin ibid. 3878

Sweden

Latin: ● 1350 Morten (nom) SDHK no. 6046
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 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Martin.