The baby name Martei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-tay (IPA: /ˈmɑrteɪ/).
The baby name Martei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAR-tay (IPA: /ˈmɑrteɪ/).
Martei is in Origin.
Martei is a Ga-Dangme (Ghana) personal name and surname, pronounced MAR-tay. It belongs to a cluster of Ga male names ending in -tei/-tey - such as Lartey, Nortey, and Odartey - where tei is a traditional element linked to ideas of seniority, guardianship, or lineage roles. Within families it may mark clan affiliation or birth order, and some speakers treat Martei as a clipped form of Amartey. Because Ga naming practices are strongly contextual, glosses vary, but the name generally carries connotations of responsibility and standing within the community.
Use is documented in Gold Coast records from the 19th–20th centuries and remains common among Ga-Dangme people at home and in the diaspora. Variants include Martey (more frequent spelling), Amartey, Martei, and Martay; Tei appears as a short form. While it resembles Martin/Matei in sound, Martei is etymologically Ga, not a Romance or Slavic derivative.
Martei is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Martei appears only 3 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
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