Maarten

{{Infobox given name

| name = Maarten

| image = El Greco - San Martín y el mendigo.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco

| pronunciation =[ˈmaːrtə(n)]

| gender = Male

| meaning =

| region = Netherlands, Flanders

| language = Dutch

| origin = Popularized by St. Martinus

| alternative spelling = Maerten (archaic spelling)

| nickname = Mart, Maart, Maartje, Mert

| variant forms = Marten, Martijn, Martien, Martin, Martinus

| related names =Martin

| name day =

| derived =The Roman name Martinus, ultimately from the name of the Roman god Mars

| popularity =

| footnotes = {{cite book |last=van Osta |first=Ward |author-link=Ward van Osta |title=Met naam en toenaam: voornamen, familienamen en bekende merknamen |publisher=Garant |publication-place=Antwerpen/Apeldoorn |year=2012 |isbn=978-90-441-2931-1 |oclc=803366714 |language=nl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I1pVe-I-5IkC&pg=PA53 |page=53 |access-date=2018-12-18}}

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Maarten (IPA: [ˈmaːrtə(n)]) is a Dutch language male given name.{{cite book |last=Varnhorn |first=Beate |author2=Lexikoninstitut Bertelsmann |title=Bertelsmann, Das grosse Lexikon der Vornamen |publisher=Wissen Media Verlag |place=Gütersloh |year=2008 |isbn=978-3-577-07694-4 |oclc=239608664 |language=de |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZ54gcoDJHUC&pg=PA260 |page=260 |access-date=2018-12-18}}{{cite web |last=Instituut |first=Meertens |title=NVB : voornaam Maarten |website=Welkom bij het Meertens Instituut |url=https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Maarten |language=nl |access-date=2018-12-18}} It is a cognate to and the standardized Dutch form of Martin, as in for example Sint Maarten (named after Martin of Tours).{{cite book |last=Norman |first=Teresa |title=World of Baby Names, A (Revised) |publisher=Penguin Publishing Group |publication-place=New York |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-4406-2556-5 |oclc=522378235 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_AGlNUBjH70C&pg=PA489 |page=489 |access-date=2018-12-18}}

People bearing the name include:

• Maarten Altena (born 1943), Dutch composer and contrabassist
• Maarten Arens (born 1972), Dutch judoka
• Maarten Atmodikoro (born 1971), Dutch retired footballer
• Maarten Baas (born 1978), Dutch furniture designer
• Maarten Biesheuvel (1939–2020), Dutch writer of short stories and novellas
• Maarten Boddaert (born 1989), Dutch footballer
• Maarten Boudry (born 1984), Flemish philosopher and skeptic
• Maarten Bouwknecht (born 1994), Dutch basketball player
• Maarten Brzoskowski (born 1995), Dutch swimmer
• Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (born 1976), Dutch botanist and plant photographer
• Maarten de Bruijn (born 1965), Dutch engineer
• Maarten de Jonge (born 1985), Dutch former racing cyclist
• Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904–1979), Dutch politician
• Maarten de Wit (1883–1955), Dutch sailor who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
• Maarten den Bakker (born 1969), Dutch retired racing cyclist
• Maarten Ducrot, Dutch former racing cyclist and currently cycling reporter
• Maarten Dirk van Renesse van Duivenbode (1804–1878), Dutch merchant
• Maarten Froger (born 1977), Dutch former field hockey striker
• Maarten Hajer (born 1962), Dutch political scientist and urban and regional planner
• Maarten Haverkamp (born 1974), Dutch former politician
• Maarten Heijmans (born 1983), Dutch actor
• Maarten Heisen (born 1984), Dutch sprinter
• Maarten Houttuyn (1720–1798), Dutch naturalist
• Maarten Jansen (born 1952), Dutch archaeologist, professor of Mesoamerican archaeology and history
• Maarten Kloosterman (born 1942), Dutch retired rower
• Maarten Krabbé (1908–2005), Dutch painter and art educator
• Maarten Lafeber (born 1974), Dutch golfer
• Maarty Leunen (born 1985), American basketball player
• Maarten Maartens, pen name of Dutch writer Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz (1858–1915)
• Maarten Martens (born 1984), Belgian football coach and former player
• Maarten Meiners (born 1992), Dutch alpine ski racer
• Maarten Neyens (born 1985), Belgian racing cyclist
• Maarten Rudelsheim (1873–1920), Dutch-Flemish political activist
• Maarten Schakel Jr. (born 1947), Dutch politician
• Maarten Schakel Sr. (1917–1997), Dutch politician
• Maarten Schenck van Nydeggen (1540?–1589), Dutch military commander
• Maarten Schmidt (1929–2022), Dutch astronomer
• Maarten Stekelenburg (born 1982), Dutch retired football goalkeeper
• Maarten Stekelenburg (footballer, born 1972), Dutch football manager and former player
• Maarten Swings (born 1988), Belgian speed skater (inline and ice)
• Maarten 't Hart (born 1944), Dutch writer
• Maarten Tjallingii (born 1977), Dutch former racing cyclist
• Maarten Treurniet (born 1959), Dutch film director
• Maarten Tromp (1598–1653), Dutch admiral
• J. Maarten Troost (born 1969), Dutch-American travel writer and essayist
• Maarten van den Bergh (born 1942), Dutch businessman
• Maarten van den Hove (1605–1639), Dutch astronomer
• Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland (1751–1826), Dutch politician
• Maarten van der Linden (born 1969), Dutch former rower
• Maarten van der Vleuten (born 1967), Dutch producer, composer and recording artist
• Maarten van der Weijden (born 1981), Dutch long-distance and marathon swimmer
• Maarten van Dulm (1879–1949), vice-admiral of the Royal Dutch Navy and Olympic fencer
• Maarten van Garderen (born 1990), Dutch volleyball player
• Maarten van Gent (1947–2025), Dutch basketball coach, scout and businessman
• Maarten van Grimbergen (born 1959), Dutch former field hockey player
• Maarten van Heemskerck (1498–1574), Dutch painter
• Maarten Van Lieshout (born 1985), Belgian footballer
• Maarten van Roozendaal (1962–2013), Dutch singer
• Maarten van Rossem (born 1943), Dutch historian
• Maarten van Rossum (c. 1478–1555), Dutch field marshal
• Maarten van Severen (1956–2005), Belgian furniture designer
• Maarten Gerritszoon Vries (1589–1647), Dutch explorer and cartographer
• Maarten Vrolijk (1919–1994), Dutch politician
• Maarten Wevers (born 1952), New Zealand diplomat and public servant
• Maarten Wynants (born 1982), Belgian former racing cyclist