Mardin: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Mardin – Meaning: fortresses – Origin: Syriac – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: mar-DEEN


Mardin is a Syriac boy's name meaning “fortresses”. It appears in our list of 175+ Persian Baby Boy Names With Royal and Poetic Heritage.

Meaning & Origin of Mardin

Meaning: Fortresses.

Origin: Syriac.

A common claim: Brave Actually: Mardin is a place name originating from a Syriac term meaning 'fortresses', rather than a Persian word meaning 'brave'.

Source: Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Mardin

Phonetic: mar-DEEN   IPA: /mɑːrˈdiːn/

Popularity of Mardin

Mardin doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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