Martial
See also: martial
English
Etymology
Latin Martialis, a Roman cognomen, from martialis "belonging/dedicated to Mars (or to war)", itself from the name of the Roman god of war Mars + -ialis.
Proper noun
Martial
- A male given name narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).
- Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges circa 250
- Anglicized cognomen or given name of the Roman poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, born in Spain in the first century AD and noted for his epigrams.
Related terms
- Marcus and many descendants, e.g. Mark
- Martinus and many descendants, e.g. Martin
- martial arts
- martial law
Translations
male given name
Roman poet
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maʁ.sjal/
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