- martin (n.)
[martin 词源字典]
- kind of swallow-like bird (Chelidon urbica), 1580s, from Scot. martoune (mid-15c.), from Middle French martin, from the masc. proper name in some sense. Writers in 17c. said it was named for St. Martin of Tours (d. 397 C.E.), whose festival day (Martinmas) is Nov. 11, about the time the birds depart.[martin etymology, martin origin, 英语词源]
- Martin
- masc. proper name, from Latin Martinus, derivative of Mars (genitive Martis), Roman god of war (see Mars).