Martyn - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Martyn \m(a)-rt-yn, mar-tyn\ is a variant of Martin (Latin), and the meaning of Martyn is "dedicated to Mars".

The baby name Martyn sounds like Mardyn, Marton and Marten. Other similar baby names are Marty and Marvyn.

Martyn is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#21407 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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