The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Martyne | 2 | 1560 (be-est); 1585 (citisinar) |
| Mertyne | 2 | 1542 (calmis); 1582 (cautioner) |
| Mairtene | 1 | 1621 (clok) |
| Mertein | 1 | 1627 (casay) |
| Mertene | 1 | 1600 (cancellar) |