マルティネス
Marutinesu
The surname Martinez is written マルティネス (Marutinesu) in Japanese, in katakana.
マルティネス is the usual Japanese spelling of the family name Martinez, used on forms, name tags and in conversation.
Meaning: surname (name)
How do you pronounce it?
It is read Marutinesu. Japanese adds a vowel after most consonants, so the name has more syllables than in English.
When do people say it?
Katakana is the script used for foreign names and loanwords, which is why Martinez is written this way.
Did you know?
- The script used for マルティネス, called katakana, was historically developed by Buddhist monks as a shorthand system for annotating Chinese texts with Japanese pronunciations.
- While マルティネス is written in katakana, a Japanese person might create a personalized 'ateji' version using kanji characters that mean 'pine', 'tiger' and 'snow' just to give the name a poetic visual meaning.
- While マルティネス is the standard spelling, some Japanese people might instinctively refer to someone with this name as マルティネスさん (Marutinesu-san), as using a name without an honorific can sound overly blunt or aggressive in Japanese culture.
Examples in context
- マルティネスさんの電話番号を知っていますか？Marutinesu-san no denwa bango o shitte imasu ka?Do you know Mr. Martinez's phone number?
- 新しい先生の名前はマルティネスです。Atarashii sensei no namae wa Marutinesu desu.The new teacher's name is Martinez.
Example conversation
At school, discussing a new student.
- 陽葵 Himari転校生の名前は知ってる？Tenkousei no namae wa shitteru?Do you know the new student's name?
- 蓮 Renうん、マルティネスさんだよ。Un, Marutinesu-san da yo.Yeah, it's Martinez.
- 陽葵 Himariマルティネスさんって、素敵な名前だね。Marutinesu-san tte, suteki na namae da ne.Martinez is a lovely name, isn't it?
- 蓮 Renそうだね、かっこいい名前だよ。Sou da ne, kakkoii namae da yo.It is, it's a cool name.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “martinez” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
