| Name info: About the name Marten in particular |  | 
| Group info: About Martin/Martina, the group of names with the same origin as Marten | | Language of origin: | Latin |  | Info about origin, male: | from a Roman cognomen Martinus which derives from the name of the Roman god of war, Mars |  |  | known from Saint Martin who shared his cloak with a beggar (4th century AD) |  |  | until now there were 5 popes with this name |  | Words: | mars = Mars (the Roman god of war)  Latin |  | Topics: | Popes, Roman mythology, Roman nickname |  | Variants' top ranks: | 1:Martín Spain 2022,  1:Martin Norway 1998,  1:Martina Argentina 2014,  2:Martim Portugal 2015,  4:Marten Estonia 2012,  4:Martine Belgium 2013,  8:Marcin Poland 2012,  10:Martynas Lithuania 2008,  10:Martyna Poland 2008,  13:Morten Norway 2015 |  | Somehow related to: | Mark/Marcella |  | Old/original forms: | Martinus Latin |  | Name variants: | Maartje, Martina, Martine, Martje, Martyna, Maarten, Máirtín, Marcin, Marten, Mårten, Martí, Martijn, Martim, Martin, Martín, Martinho, Martino, Martinus, Márton, Martti, Marty, Martyn, Martynas, Merten, Morten, Tijn, Tine, Tinus   Sortable list   Details | 
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