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From Greek Ματθίας (Matthias), a variant of Ματθαῖος (see Matthew). In the New Testament, this is the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot. It was also the name of Hungarian kings (spelled Mátyás), including Matthias I who made significant reforms to the kingdom in the 15th century.
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| Roots | Yahweh |
| Variants |
(French):
Mathias, Mathis (German): Mattis (French): Mathys, Matis (Dutch): Mathijs, Matthijs (Biblical Latin): Mattheus (Biblical Greek): Mattathias, Matthaios |
| Diminutives | (Dutch): Thijs, Ties, Tijs |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Armenian):
Matevos (Basque): Matia (Biblical Hebrew): Mattanyahu, Mattithyahu, Mattityahu, Netanyahu (Breton): Mazhe, Mahé (Bulgarian): Matey (Catalan): Mateu (Slovene): Matej (Spanish): Mateo (Slovene): Matija (Croatian): Mate 2, Matko, Mato (Czech): Matěj, Matouš, Matyáš (Swedish): Mathias (Danish): Mads (English): Matthew, Mat, Mathew, Matt, Mattie, Matty 1 (Swedish): Mattias (Estonian): Madis, Mati (Portuguese): Matias (Finnish): Matti (Georgian): Mate 1 (Greek): Matthaios, Mattheos (Hawaiian): Makaio (Hebrew): Matityahu (Hungarian): Máté, Mátyás (Icelandic): Matthías (Irish): Maitiú (Italian): Matteo, Mattia (Latvian): Matīss, Matvejs (Lithuanian): Matas, Motiejus (Swedish): Matheo, Matteus, Mats, Mattis (Polish): Maciej, Mateusz, Maciek (Portuguese): Mateus (Portuguese (Brazilian)): Matheus (Romanian): Matei (Russian): Matvei, Matvey, Matfey, Motya (Serbian): Mateja 2 (Slovak): Matúš (Slovene): Matevž, Matjaž, Matic, Tevž, Tjaž (Spanish): Matías (Swedish): Matts (Ukrainian): Matvii, Matviy |
| Same Spelling | Matthías |
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| Name | Years | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Matthias Grünewald | c. 1470-1528 | Notable Artists |
| Matthias Schweighöfer | 1981- | Notable Filmmakers |
| Mátyás II | 1608-1618 | Austrian Dukes and Emperors, Bohemian Kings, German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors, Hungarian Kings and Queens |
| Wilhelm Matthias Naeff | 1853 | Swiss Presidents |