The name refers to the Catholic St. Martin-Fest.In Catholic areas were service contracts for servants and maids of St.Martin St.Martin closed up, the language of education was then the Latin language, customary at that time the saints and their festivals latinize (St. Bernhardi, St. Martini, etc.. specify servants or maids to her last name could not have been in church records in many cases, with 'XXX in service until at Martini' catalog. If in doubt, they took as their surname Martini, even at grave crosses.
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