Tina's Name Day

11th November

Tina, the name has a description or meaning which is from the Latin, 'of Mars' - the Roman god of war.

Tina has a Name day of 11th November, please check our history page to find out how this was derived

This description represents the Female usage of the name.

This name is a variant of the original name Martin

St Martin is a patron saint of the following:

Symbols are often associated with Saints, it often helped in the middle ages when people were unable to read thus Martin has the following symbols associated

Historically Famous Tinas

Women may be named after St Martina, a legendary Roman martyr, but it is more likely that they would be under the patronage of St Martin of Tours (born 315), who was one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. Many English churches are dedicated to this saint, and the name was given to boys and girls alike (as was common in medieval times), as well as to the bird. The story most often recounted about Martin, a Hungarian soldier, concerns his time in the Roman army. One day, when he was stationed in Amiens, France, he met a beggar and having nothing to give him, he slashed his cloak in half and shared it with him. Later, Christ, wrapped in the half-cloak, appeared to him in a dream and Martin was converted. He obtained a discharge from the army, not without difficulty, and became a hermit. He then became a monk under St Hilary, and eventually founded his own community. He was not allowed to live peacefully as a religious for long, however, before the people of Tours insisted that he be consecrated as their bishop. Martin was even more horrified than the other bishops, who thought him rather too ascetic and unkempt to do honour to the position. He tried to run away but was betrayed by the loud honking of a goose that he disturbed. As a bishop, Martin continued to travel to the remotest places, preaching and working miracles. At his funeral procession (made up of 2000 monks) there was an outbreak of summer weather; today, good weather at about that time of year is called a 'St Martin's Summer'. His death coincided with the tasting of the new season's wine, so we also use the phrase 'Martin-drunk'