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[Opinions] Martin
What do you think of Martín pronounced "Mawr-TEEN" not "MAHR-tən"?I don't care for the English pronunciation but I do like the Spanish pronunciation.Martín is a common name in my husband's native Argentina. It was the surname of a famous South American Patriot Jose de San Martin. There is also a famous poem, the name of which is: Martín Fierro. (Would be a great name if not for the poem, eh?)What would you pair Martín / Martin with? (Let's face it, I had to use copy/paste to get that little mark over the i so I am never going to spell it with that. I can't even remember what it is called.)
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With or without the 'í', Little Martín is going to be called "MAHR-tən". He probably won't even bother correcting people, after a while. Sorry. I like Martin, though it's not a favourite. It reminds me of my 3rd favourite English teacher, it was his first name. Nothin' wrong with Martin =) Middle names for Martín:
Martín Luke
Martín Isaac
Martín Théo
Martín Olivier =)
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You should get a mac, no copypasta required. It's called an accent, fwiw :PI like the Spanish pronunciation better, too, but I do like the English one. Yeah, that's a cool name, Martín Fierro.Let's see:
well my friend's name is Pierce Martin, which I think is cool.Martin Wallace
Martin Henry
Martin Eilert
Martin Alfred
Martin Benedict
Martin Francis
Martin Ferdinand
Martin Felix
Martin Phineas
Louis Martin
Alexander Martin
Eilert Martin
Gustavo Martín
Samuel Martín
Aston Martin
Philip Martin
Benedict Martin
Felix Martin
John Martin
Paul Martin
..George Martin was the name of the Beatles' producer. Cool combo, rite?
Ringo Martin: Awesome!
Ralph Martin
Phineas Martin
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