MARTIN

martin

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

Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti

(noun) United States singer (1917-1995)

Martin, Mary Martin

(noun) United States actress (1913-1990)

Martin, Steve Martin

(noun) United States actor and comedian (born in 1945)

Martin, St. Martin

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

martin (plural martins)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

martin (plural martins)

A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Anagrams

• Antrim, matrin

Etymology

Proper noun

Martin (countable and uncountable, plural Martins)

A male given name from Latin originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

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A patronymic surname.

An English habitational surname for someone who lived near a mere.

A small city, the county seat of Bennett County, South Dakota, United States.

A village in Langdon parish, Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3347).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Martin is the 20^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 702,625 individuals. Martin is most common among White (74.8%) and Black/African American (15.8%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Antrim, matrin

Source: Wiktionary

Mar"tin, n. (Stone Working) Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]

Definition: A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.

Mar"tin, n. Etym: [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf. Martlet.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.]

Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy.

– Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird.

– Sand martin, the bank swallow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition