Entry № 6556 · Latin origin

Martina Martina — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mar-TEE-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Of Mars (Martina Navratilova, 59-Grand-Slam tennis champion)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 600
First recorded
Medieval (Latin)

A name that means "of mars (martina navratilova, 59-grand-slam tennis champion)".

Martina is the Latin feminine of Martin — from Mars, the Roman god of war. Martina Navratilova (born 1956) — Czech-born American tennis champion — holds the record for most Wimbledon singles titles (9) and most Grand Slam titles overall (59 across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles). Defected from Czechoslovakia to the United States in 1975 at age 18; came out as gay in 1981, making her one of the first prominent openly LGBTQ athletes. Won 18 Grand Slam singles titles including a record-setting 6 consecutive Wimbledons. Martina Hingis (born 1980) — Swiss tennis prodigy who won her first Grand Slam at 16.

Subject of Sandra Faulkner's Love Match: Nelson and Winnie Mandela / Martina Navratilova and Judy Nelson (1991).

Of Mars. 59 Grand Slams; defected from Czechoslovakia at 18; came out in 1981.

The name in its native script.

Martina
Transliteration
Martina
Pronunciation
/ mɑːrˈtiː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Martina stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 600 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 600 in 1975
Babies named Martina · last year
480 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1973
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #600 NOW · #600

Martinas before her.

Real people
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis champion.
born 1956
Martina Hingis
Swiss tennis champion.
born 1980
In fiction
Martina
Various sports memoirs.

Names connected to Martina.

The number behind Martina.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Martina reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.