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First name origin & meaning:

English: Warrior of Mars, warlike, warring

First name variations: Marten, Martie, Marton, Marty, Maartan, Maartin, Martain, Martine, Marton, Mertin, Martin

Last name origins & meanings:

  1. English: from an early Middle English personal name, Mert or Mart, or perhaps a nickname from Old English mearð ‘(pine) marten’.
  2. German (Alsace-Lorraine): from a short form of Martin.