Martina

Where Martina comes from

Usually interpreted as the feminine form of the saints' name Martin, though there was an identical Roman name, likewise derived from Latin Martinus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Martina
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #738 among girls — 6 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1899
    Peak, #526
    32 babies named Martina — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1956
    Martina Navratilova born
    Czech-American tennis player
  4. 1980
    Martina Hingis born
    Swiss tennis player
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
Namesakes
  • Martina Navratilova · Czech-American tennis player, born 1956
  • Martina Hingis · Swiss tennis player, born 1980
  • Martina Sáblíková · Czech speed skater and cyclist, born 1987
  • Martina McBride · American country singer, born 1966
  • Martina Gedeck · German actress and voice actress, born 1961

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.