Martine

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Martine is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name33K records spelled Martine7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Spain, Mexico

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Martíne, Mãrtïnē, Martinè, Martiné, Mãrtïnę

• a separate given name13K records spelled Martine4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Canada

  Also written Martíne, Martiné, Martiñe

• Czech given name2.4K records spelled Martine52 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Croatia, Poland, United States

  Languages: Czech, Croatian, Polish

  Also written Martina, Мартина, Мартіна, Мартына, Martyna

• a separate given name1.2K records spelled Martine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Norway, United States, Sweden, Canada

  Also written Mårtìñè, Martíne

• Italian given name1.2K records spelled Martine3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Canada, Netherlands, Italy

  Also written Martinè, Martiné

74 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Martine is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, From Latin Martinus/Martinus family, ultimately from Mars; cited as the widow’s baptismal name behind Lamartine.

  as a name·Tên Họ Người Việt Nam

• In French, From Latin Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of war.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• French form of Martina, also used in the English-speaking world.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• French; from the feminine form of Martin 1.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In French, a female given name, masculine equivalent Martin, equivalent to English Martina

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 110 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Yolande de Polastronb. 1749FRnot in their usual nameFrench aristocrat and courtier (1749–1793)
• Martine Beswickb. 1941JMJamaican actress and model
• Martine Chevallierb. 1949FRFrench actress
• Martine Aubryb. 1950FRFrench politician (born 1950)
• Martine Rothblattb. 1954USAmerican lawyer, researcher, writer, and businessperson
• Mabel Wisse Smitb. 1968NLnot in their usual nameDutch princess; widow of Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau
• Martine Moïseb. 1974HTHaitian politician
• Martine McCutcheonb. 1976GBEnglish actress and singer
• Ada Hegerbergb. 1995NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian footballer
• Dayab. 1998USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 856 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Martine?

We estimate roughly 14 thousand people bear Martine (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Martine have the most bearers?

Martine is most frequently recorded in France, where it is most often spelled martine.

How common is Martine compared with other names?

In France, Martine is the 52nd most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Martine a male or female name?

Martine is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Martine mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine form of Martin, from Latin Martinus; 'of Mars'.