Martin

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Martin may refer to:

Contents 1 Places 1.1 in Europe 1.2 in North America 1.3 in the Southern Hemisphere 2 Fictional Martins 2.1 First name 2.2 Family name 3 Media 4 Other uses 5 Other forms and similar names

[edit] Places

[edit] in Europe

Slovakia

• Martin, Slovakia

Spain

• Martín, a tributary of the Ebro river
• Martín del Río, a town in Aragón, Spain

Switzerland

• Martin (Val Poschiavo), a town in Val Poschiavo

United Kingdom

• Martin, Hampshire
• Martin, Kent
• Martin, Lincolnshire
• Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire
• Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire
  • WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas
• Martin Mill, Kent

[edit] in North America

Canada

• Martin Islands, Nunavut

United States

• Martin, Florida
• Martin, Georgia
• Martin, Kentucky
• Martin, Louisiana
• Martin, Michigan
• Martin, North Dakota
• Martin, Ohio
• Martin, South Carolina
• Martin, South Dakota
• Martin, Tennessee
• Martin City, Montana
• San Martin, California

[edit] in the Southern Hemisphere

Australia

• Martin, Western Australia

Antarctica

• Martin Peninsula

[edit] Fictional Martins

[edit] First name

• Martin (Candide), from the 1759 novel Candide by Voltaire
• Martin Chuzzlewit, from the novel by Charles Dickens
• Martin Crane, from the American situation comedy Frasier
• Martin Crowe (Emmerdale), from the English soap opera Emmerdale
• Martín Fierro, Argentinian gaucho in the epic of the same name
• Martin Fowler (EastEnders), from the English soap opera Eastenders
• Martin Lebl, Czech volleyball player
• Martin Lepa, Estonian footballer
• Marty McFly, main protagonist of the Back to the Future film series
• Martin Payne, title character from the American situation comedy Martin (TV series)
• Martin Prince, from the American animated television program The Simpsons
• Martin the Warrior (Redwall), from the 1986 novel Redwall by Brian Jacques
• Uncle Martin, title character from the American situation comedy My Favorite Martian

[edit] Family name

• Daniel Martin (novel), title character from the 1977 novel by John Fowles
• Donald W. Martin (1890-1952), philatelist of Cleveland, Ohio
• Pincher Martin, title character from the 1956 novel by William Golding
• Tad Martin, from the American soap opera All My Children

[edit] Media

• Martin (film), a 1977 movie directed by George A. Romero
• Martin (TV series), an American situation comedy (1992 - 1997) produced by actor and comedian Martin Lawrence
• Martin (Play), a 1972 television play written by Alasdair Gray
• Martin, a song on the album The Art of Falling Apart by Soft Cell

[edit] Other uses

• Martin (bird), several species of bird similar to a swallow, family Hirundinidae
• Martin Field, airports in Nebraska and Washington
• Martin Light, a professional lighting equipment manufacturer
• Aston Martin, an automobile manufacturer
• C.F. Martin & Company, a guitar company
• Glenn L. Martin Company, aircraft manufacturers, later Martin Marietta and finally merged into Lockheed Martin
• Masayuki Suzuki (singer), a Japanese singer nicknamed "Martin"

[edit] Other forms and similar names

• St. Martin (disambiguation)
• St. Martin's (disambiguation)
• Marten, one of several species of carnivorous mammal
• Martian
• Martine
• Martyn, one of the fourteen Tribes of Galway, Ireland

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