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Martial.

A male given name from Latin, narrowly applied to certain historic persons (but some of its foreign cognates are modern given names).

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɑːʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹʃəl/General-American
  1. A male given name from Latin, 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
  2. An 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.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

adj/ˈmɑːʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹʃəl/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of martial (“of or relating to the planet Mars”).

    alt-of · not-comparable · obsolete
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Containing, or relating to, iron

    alt-of · not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

noun/ˈmɑːʃəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹʃəl/General-American
  1. Alternative letter-case form of martial (“inhabitant of the planet Mars; Martian”).

    alt-of · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.