LKaz@aol.com wrote: > > Hi, > As I continue to research my family, I am running across of a lot of first > names named "Martin." Through all of my German ancestors I have, Heinrich, > Jacob, Christian, John, etc etc but Martin??? Can anyone tell me where the > name Martin originated? > > Thank You In Advance, > Lisa > > ==== PALEBANO Mailing List ==== > For a great list of most of the on-line mailing lists (and ability to subscribe to them) check out John Fuller's Internet Resources web page: > <http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/internet.html> Martin is a very common name for places in France. This was pointed out to us continually by our tour guide (named Martin) in a recent tour of France. My dictionary lists these Martins, among others: Martin, Saint, A.D. 316?-397, French prelate, bishop of Tours 370?-397; Martin I, Saint, Italian, pope 649-655; Martin IV, French, pope 1281-1285; Martin V, Italian, pope 1417-1431. I'm sure this was enough to spread the name around. But how did the name start? I don't know. Leroy Miller