Marty

M3A1R1T1Y4
US/ˈmɑɹti/

proper noun

A diminutive of the male given names Martin and Marten.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the male given names Martin and Marten.

    'Martin', Martin said. 'Marty', she said, smiling at him. He didn't correct her mistake. No one had ever called him Marty before. He liked the way 'Marty' seemed a more entertaining man than he knew himself to be.

    2006, Kate Atkinson, One Good Turn, Black Swan, published 2007, →ISBN, page 248
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Martha, or less often, of Martina.

Origin

From Martin + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tryma
Cite this entry
APA

Marty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marty

MLA

“Marty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marty.

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