Martinus Forename
Approximately 65,677 people bear this name
Martinus Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin Martinus, apparently a diminutive of Martius ‘of Mars’. St Martin of Tours was a 4th-C soldier, later Bishop of Tours and apostle of Gaul; the story of his sharing his cloak with a beggar was a favourite subject of medieval art, and St Martin was a favourite saint in England and in France; there are over 170 churches dedicated to him in England.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 99% | 57,644 | 1:4,475 | 517 |
| South Africa | 99% | 3,951 | 1:13,802 | 2,144 |
| Namibia | - | 682 | 1:3,525 | 581 |
| Belgium | 100% | 669 | 1:17,175 | 1,419 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 576 | 1:29,344 | 2,449 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 322 | 1:94,565 | 6,730 |
| United States | 100% | 237 | 1:1,529,692 | 27,965 |
| Norway | 100% | 200 | 1:25,662 | 1,399 |
| Germany | 100% | 158 | 1:611,885 | 5,928 |
| Thailand | 100% | 149 | 1:470,240 | 22,803 |
| Brazil | 100% | 112 | 1:1,912,823 | 40,900 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 100 | 1:527,883 | 14,706 |
| Denmark | - | 76 | 1:74,336 | 2,424 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 66 | 1:2,694 | 508 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 62 | 1:168,246 | 7,350 |
| Uganda | 100% | 61 | 1:671,425 | 13,738 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 58 | 1:2,686 | 550 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 47 | 1:173,453 | 14,999 |
| Canada | - | 43 | 1:770,544 | 17,139 |
| England | 100% | 41 | 1:1,356,169 | 20,079 |
| Aruba | - | 38 | 1:2,731 | 559 |
| France | 100% | 35 | 1:1,899,153 | 11,366 |
| Sweden | 100% | 31 | 1:317,997 | 9,503 |
| India | 100% | 25 | 1:48,595,119 | 841,422 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 24 | 1:900,438 | 24,542 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Estonia | 100% | 17 | 1:77,375 | 3,612 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 15 | 1:11,837,624 | 127,959 |
| Ecuador | - | 13 | 1:1,363,609 | 9,250 |
| Liberia | 80% | 12 | 1:367,672 | 10,977 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Chile | 100% | 11 | 1:1,600,655 | 12,027 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Philippines | 100% | 6 | 1:17,668,246 | 211,341 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 5 | 1:3,084,763 | 72,050 |
| Finland | 80% | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Kenya | 100% | 4 | 1:11,576,778 | 40,588 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | 1:614,382 | 2,910 |
| Israel | 100% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Hungary | 100% | 3 | 1:3,263,924 | 4,413 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Botswana | 100% | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
Martinus (5,345) may also be a surname.
Martinus Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin Martinus, apparently a diminutive of Martius ‘of Mars’. St Martin of Tours was a 4th-C soldier, later Bishop of Tours and apostle of Gaul; the story of his sharing his cloak with a beggar was a favourite subject of medieval art, and St Martin was a favourite saint in England and in France; there are over 170 churches dedicated to him in England. Martin was a common christian name from the 12th C until the Reformation, and gave rise to many surnames, e.g. Martin, Martins, Marten, Martens, Martinson, Martel (from the diminutive Mart-el), Martlet (from the double diminutive Mart-el-et), and Martinet (from the diminutive Martin-et). After the 15th C the name was less common, but never fell into complete disuse. The names of the birds martin and martlet are derived from Martin (cf. French martinet ‘swift’, martin-pêcheur ‘kingfisher’).
Martinus Curia Regis Rolls 1196-1320, Feudal Aids 1438. Martin Close Rolls 1258, Hundred Rolls 1273. Martinet Exchequer Rolls 1306. Martyn Cocke Lorette’s Bote c. 1515.
Martinus Forename Popularity
Martinus Demographics
Average Male Martinus Height
179.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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