martin meaning and origin
Martin The name Martin is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Martin is: Warring. The name Martin is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Martin is: Warrior of Mars. The name Martin is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Martin is: Of Mars (the Roman god of war); warlike. Famous Bearer: black civil-rights leader Martin Luther King. Last name:  Martin Last name: Martin. This interesting surname recorded in some two hundred forms from Martin and Martini to Marti and Martinovich, is of Roman origin. It derives from Mars, the god of fertility and war, although it is claimed that Mars itself may derive ultimately from the word mar, meaning to gleam. The original given name has been used in every state in Europe since the 12th century crusades to free the Holy Land from the Moslems.