Martire

See also: martire and Martiré

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Martire.

Proper noun

Martire (plural Martires)

A surname from Italian.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Martire is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Martire is most common among White (92.88%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Martire”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 524.

Italian

Etymology

From martire (“martyr”), probably used as a nickname.

Proper noun

Martire m or f by sense

a surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Anagrams

emartri, mitrare, mitrerà, ritmare, ritmerà, trimera

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