Matthew is an English language masculine given name . It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name " מַתִּתְיָהוּ " ( Matityahu ) which means "Gift of Yahwe ".
7-1174: Mattis is a male given name, a Norwegian form of Matthew , and also a short form for Matthias . Notable people with the name include: Given name [ edit ] Mattis Hætta (1959–2022), Norwegian singer Mattis Mathiesen (1924–2010), Norwegian photographer and film director Mattis Næss (born 1973), Norwegian sprint canoer Last name [ edit ] Anne Tamar-Mattis , American attorney, human rights advocate, and founder of interACT Dwayne Mattis (born 1981), professional footballer Everton Mattis (born 1957), cricketer Guilherme Mattis (born 1990), football player James Mattis (born 1950), American general and former Secretary of Defense Peter Mattis , American computer programmer Ralph Mattis (1890–1960), baseball player Sam Mattis (born 1994), American Olympic discus thrower Shane Mattis (born 1980), professional goalkeeper from Jamaica Tyesha Mattis (born 1999), British artistic gymnast See also [ edit ] Mattis v Pollock , English tort law case Mattis Point , Newfoundland and Labrador Topics referred to by
14-465: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Matthew (name) The Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ ( Matityahu ) was transliterated into Greek as Ματταθίας ( Mattathias ). It was subsequently shortened to Ματθαῖος ( Matthaios ); this was Latinised as Matthaeus , which became Matthew in English. The popularity of
21-726: The Middle Ages in Northwest Europe , and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world . In Ireland , Matthew was ranked the 10th most popular male name in 2007. In 2008, it was ranked 15th, falling to 20th between 2009-2010, and then 24th between 2011-2012. In 2016, it was the 30th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017. In the United Kingdom , Matthew has been among
28-900: The 10 most popular male names. Matthew has been in the top 2,000 most popular male names in Australia , Canada and the United States . A number of surnames are derived from the name in different languages: Maiti%C3%BA Maitiú is the Irish form of Matthew , a masculine given name of biblical origin. People [ edit ] Maitiú Ó Tuathail , Irish physician See also [ edit ] List of Irish-language given names Matha Feis Maitiú Corcaigh References [ edit ] ^ "Maitiú" . Library Ireland . Retrieved 20 March 2017 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
35-730: The name is due to Matthew the Apostle , one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the Gospel of Matthew . Maiú and Maidiú were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland . Maitiú is the most common Irish form of the name. Matthew is also used as an anglicisation of the Irish name Mathúin (meaning 'bear'). The name Matthew became popular during
42-458: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maitiú&oldid=1232579328 " Categories : Given names Irish-language masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Use dmy dates from April 2022 Articles with short description Short description
49-518: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mattis . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mattis&oldid=1238311847 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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