40%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /maɾ.ˈti.ɾjo/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "martyrdom" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Martirio, the patron saint of the Spanish town of Ugíjar. Related Names User SubmissionMartirio Categories feelings, Italian words, Marian titles, martyrs, patron saints, punishment, rare Spanish, Spanish words, word names