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Martyr Names

16 Martyr names that mean martyr for boys, listing Martyr baby names 1-16. Abel, Edwin, Elmo, Stephen, Thomas and Vito are popular names. Alban, Campion, Cosmo, Crispin, Desiderio, Marino, Nazaire, Odhran, Stanislaus and Wenceslaus are uncommon names. View Martyr baby names for name meanings, search Martyr names for girls, or search other baby names.


Abel ... he is a pre-Christian martyr and is invoked as a saint in the litany for the dying ... [8]

Alban ... The first Christian martyr on British soil was Saint Alban (third century) ... [18]

Campion ... Name of a small wildflower and of an English Catholic martyr, Edmund Campion ... [1]

Cosmo ... Saint Cosmos, a martyr ... [3]

Crispin ... Saint Crispin was a third-century martyr who came to be known as the patron of shoemakers ... [7]

Desiderio ... Saint Desiderius was a seventh-century bishop and martyr in France ... [11]

Edwin ... Saint Edwin (seventh century) was king of Northumbria and a martyr ... [10]

Elmo ... the name of a fourth-century bishop-martyr who is patron saint of sailors ... [1]

Marino ... a third-century Roman martyr ... [5]

Nazaire ... Saint Nazarius was an obscure fourth-century Italian martyr. [6]

Odhran ... Name of an Irish martyr (fourth century) ... [2]

Stanislaus ... was an 11th-century bishop and martyr. [10]

Stephen ... Stephen was the first Christian martyr ... [26]

Thomas ... The name has been popular since the 12th-century martyr Thomas à Becket ... [24]

Vito ... Saint Vitus was an early martyr who supposedly could cure epilepsy and a disorder known as "Saint Vitus' dance" ... [7]

Wenceslaus ... was a 10th-century monarch of Bohemia and a martyr for faith ... [8]

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