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Martin Surname Origin
(Origin English, Scottish, Irish, French, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Spanish ) This name may be derived from the Latin martius, warlike, from Mars, the God of War. In the Gaelic, mor is great, and duin, a man. Morduin, a chief, a warrior.
Source: An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import; Arthur, William, M.A.; New York, NY: Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., 1857.
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'There is a history in all men's lives.' --William Shakespeare in King Henry IV, Part II