Semester. Semester is an English world that means a half year or a time period of six months. The academic term of a college may be a semester which means there are two terms in a single year, and the academic session is divided into two equal semesters. In some colleges, trimester pattern is followed which divides a year into three parts each being 4 months in duration.
Martin is a patronymic surname taken from the ancient Latin given name Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of fertility and war.
Patronymic Surnames. Patronymicsâlast names derived from a father's nameâwere widely used in forming surnames, especially in the Scandinavian countries. Occasionally, the name of the mother contributed the surname, referred to as a matronymic surname. Such names were formed by adding a prefix or suffix denoting either son of or daughter of..