Matthew (given name)
Template:Short description Template:Infobox given name Matthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "<templatestyles src="Script/styles_hebrew.css" />מַתִּתְיָהוּ" (Matityahu) which means "Gift of Yahweh".
Etymology
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Popularity
The name Matthew became popular during the Middle Ages in Northwest Europe, and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world.[8]
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.[9] In 2016, it was the 30th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017.[10][11]
In the United Kingdom, Matthew has been among 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.
Variations
- Maciej
- Madis
- Mads
- Maitiú
- Máté
- Matei
- Matej
- Mateja
- Mateo
- Mateu
- Mateus
- Mateusz
- Matevž
- Matha
- Mathai
- Matheus
- Mathias
- Mathieu
- Mathis
- Matias
- Matías
- Matija
- Matīss
- Matko
- Matouš
- Matúš
- Mats
- Matt
- Matteo
- Matthaeus
- Matthaios
- Matthias
- Matthieu
- Matthijs
- Matti
- Mattie
- Mattia
- Mattias
- Mattis
- Matty
- Matvei (Matfei)
- Máté
Surnames
A number of surnames are derived from the name in different languages:
- Same as given name, including diminutives: Mašiotas/Mašionis/Mašaitis/Mašiokas, Mateas, Matei, Mateja, Matejka, Matejko, Mateo, Mateos, Mateu, Mateus, Matheus, Mathew, Mathieu, Matias, Matías, Matouš, Matoush, Matoušek, Matteo, Matthai, Mattheus, Matthew, Matty, Matthaei, Matthieu, Matula, Matulka, Matus, Matuschek, Matusz, Matuszczyk, Matuszek, Matyka,[12] Matysiak, Matysik, Mathies, Matusiak, Matuszak, Matthijs, Mockus
- Patronymic surnames: Matejić, Matijević, Matevosyan, Matheson, Mathews, Mathewson, Mathiasen, Mathiasin, Mathiassen, Mathiesen, Mathieson, Mathijsen, Mathiowetz, Matiashvili, Matić, Matich, Matijasevic, Matijašić, Matijević, Matiyasevich, Matošević, Matskevich, Matson, Matteoli, Matteotti, Mattison, Matthewman, Matthews, Matthewson, Matthiessen, Mattiacci, Mattioli, Mattioni, Mattinson, Mattison, Mattisson, Mattiucci, Mattson, Mattsson, Matulevičius, Matulewicz, Matulionis, Matulović, Matus/Matuš, Matusow, Matuszczak, Matuszewski, Matveichuk, Matveyenko, Matveychik, Matveyev, Matvichuk, Matviychuk, Matviyenko, Matykiewicz, Matyunin, Matyushenko
- Toponymic surnames derived from places named after Matthias or similar: Matějovský, Maciejewski, Maciejowski, Matsievskyi, Macijevskis
- Other: Maceina
See also
References
- ↑ Luke 3:25–26
- ↑ Gospel of Matthew (Authorship and Sources)
- ↑ The Lives (Matthew)
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