What does Martin mean?

Definitions for Martin
ˈmɑr tnmar·tin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Martin, St. Martinnoun

    French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

  2. Martin, Steve Martinnoun

    United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)

  3. Martin, Mary Martinnoun

    United States actress (1913-1990)

  4. Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocettinoun

    United States singer (1917-1995)

  5. martinnoun

    any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

Wiktionary

  1. martinnoun

    Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

  2. Martinnoun

    originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

  3. Martinnoun

    for someone who lived near a mere.

  4. Etymology: From Martinus, Mars + -inus (diminutive suffix.

ChatGPT

  1. Martin

    Martin is a given name or surname of both male and female individuals. It originated from the Roman name "Martinus" which was derived from the Latin word "martius", meaning "of Mars" or "warlike". Martin can be found in various cultures and has different variations in different languages. As a personal name, Martin carries different meanings and connotations depending on the cultural context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Martinnoun

    a perforated stone-faced runner for grinding

  2. Martinnoun

    one of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows

  3. Etymology: [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.]

Wikidata

  1. Martin

    Martin is an American sitcom produced by HBO Independent Productions that aired for five seasons, from August 27, 1992 to May 1, 1997 on Fox. The show is both titled after and stars actor-comedian Martin Lawrence along with supporting characters Tichina Arnold, Thomas Mikal Ford, Carl Anthony Payne II, and Tisha Campbell. Reflecting the rising popularity of the Fox network throughout the 1990s, Martin was one of the network's highest-rated shows during the sitcom's five-season run. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Martin

    mär′tin, n. a bird of the swallow kind.—Also Mar′tinet. [The name Martin; cf. robin, &c.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Martin

    the name of five Popes: M. I., St., Pope from 649 to 655; M. II., Pope from 882 to 884; M. III., Pope from 942 to 946; M. IV., Pope from 1281 to 1285; M. V., Pope from 1417 to 1431, distinguished for having condemned Huss to be burned.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. martin

    A cat-sized creature with a valuable fur imported from Hudson's Bay and Canada in prodigious numbers.--"My eye and Betty Martin," is a common expression implying disbelief; a corruption of the Romish mihi, beate Martine!

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  1. martin

    Song lyrics by martin -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by martin on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Martin

    The common wall-swallow, corrupted from its Latin name Murten, from murus, a wall.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MARTIN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Martin is ranked #20 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Martin surname appeared 702,625 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 238 would have the surname Martin.

    74.8% or 525,564 total occurrences were White.
    15.7% or 110,734 total occurrences were Black.
    5.5% or 39,066 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2% or 14,193 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 6,886 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.9% or 6,324 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Martin' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2079

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Martin' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1388

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Martin in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Martin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Martin in a Sentence

  1. Barbara Walters:

    In 2000, I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was, a lot of people say that destroyed his career, and when I think back on it now I feel it was an inappropriate question.

  2. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

    The fact that he cited her -- not to mention Martin Luther King Jr. -- as one of the people he appreciated tells you where this man is coming from in the global world, the fact that he talked about somebody that spent her life fighting for the poor and fighting for justice.

  3. Ken Martin:

    The 2016 election was a very difficult election, not just the outcome which still stings but really the whole nominating process and division that it created, i think there's many people like Ken Martin who hope that [ this weekend ] can heal those wounds... and finally the Democratic Party can start moving forward and not continuing to litigate these fights from 2016.

  4. De Niro:

    Martin Scorsese's a very giving person who understands, is able to take ideas and run with them or encourage you to run with them and if they work they work but at least Martin Scorsese will say,' Yeah, let's do it, let's try it.' we do have a special relationship but he does that with everybody he works with creatively.

  5. Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac:

    Disagreements about tactics are totally normal. We have differing opinions. This happened during the 60s in the days of Martin Luther King, and the Black Panther movement, it is just that our disagreements are often displayed to the public in real time on social media.

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