Marthinus or Martinus is an old Dutch or Danish male given name - a
latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
ised form of Martin.
Notable people with this name include:
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Marthinus Bekker
Vice Admiral Marthinus Bekker (born 1933)
was a former South African Navy officer, who served as Chief of the SADF Staff.
Naval career
He joined the Navy in 1957 and served on the before being transferred to England to join the shipbuilding ...
(born 1933), South African Navy officer
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Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen (October 14, 1818 – April 2, 1897) was a Voortrekker farmer known for his heroism in battle.
He was born near Uitenhage and joined the "Groot Trek" (Great Trek). He became famous for his heroism during a battle on 16 ...
(1818–1897), South African voortrekker
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Marthinus Otto Marthinus or Martinus is an old Dutch or Danish male given name - a latinised form of Martin.
Notable people with this name include:
* Marthinus Bekker (born 1933), South African Navy officer
* Marthinus Jacobus Oosthuizen (1818–1897), South Af ...
(born 1980), South African cricketer
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Marthinus du Plessis
Marthinus du Plessis (born 2 June 1932) is a South African modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event hel ...
(born 1932), South African pentathlete
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Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819 – 19 May 1901) was a South African political leader. An Afrikaner (or "Boer"), he helped establish the South African Republic (''Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek'' or ZAR; also referred to as Transva ...
(1819–1901), South African politician
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Marthinus Prinsloo
Marthinus Prinsloo (1838 - 1903) was an Orange Free State Boer farmer, politician and general in the Second Boer War (1899-1902). He was born of Nicolaas Frans Prinsloo (1813-1890) and Isabella Johanna Petronella Rautenbach (1819-around 1908) in ...
(1838-1903), Orange Free State farmer, politician and commander-in-chief in the Second Boer War
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Marthinus Nikolaas Ras
Marthinus Nikolaas Ras (18 January 1843 – 21 February 1900) was a South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker who is considered the father of South African Artillery.
Military service
He served in the First Boer War in the Potchefstroom com ...
(1853–1900), South African farmer
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk (born 1959), South African politician
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Marthinus Theunis Steyn
Martinus (or Marthinus) Theunis Steyn (; 2 October 1857 – 28 November 1916) was a South African lawyer, politician, and statesman. He was the sixth and last president of the independent republic the Orange Free State from 1896 to 1902.
Ear ...
(1857–1916), South African lawyer, politician, and statesman
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Marthinus Strydom
Marthinus Johannes Strydom (born 28 April 1965) is a South African author, venture capitalist and private equity investor. He is the CEO and Chairman of the MJS Capital Group, a seed stage venture capital company headquartered in Pretoria. St ...
(born 1965), South African investor
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Martinus Thomsen
Martinus Thomsen, referred to as Martinus, (11 August 1890 – 8 March 1981) was a Danish author, philosopher and mystic. Born into a poor family and with a limited education, Martinus claimed to have had a profound spiritual experience in March ...
(born 1890), Danish author, philosopher and mystic.
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Marthinus Versfeld or Martin Versfeld (1909–1995), South African philosopher
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