Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Matthew

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Matthew NamePopularityRelated NamesRelatedRatingsCommentsNamesakes 79%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English, Biblical Pronounced Pron. /ˈmæθ.juː/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Expand Links English form of Ματθαῖος (Matthaios), which is the New Testament Greek form of Mattithiah. Matthew, probably also called Levi, was one of the twelve apostles. He was a tax collector, and supposedly the author of the first gospel in the New Testament. He is considered a saint in many Christian traditions. The variant Matthias also occurs in the New Testament belonging to a separate apostle.As an English given name, Matthew has been in use since the Middle Ages. It became popular throughout the English-speaking world around the middle of the 20th century, ranked near the top of the popularity lists for boys in the 1980s and 90s. A notable bearer was the American naval officer Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858), who led an expedition to Japan. Famous modern bearers include the actors Matthew Broderick (1962-), Matthew McConaughey (1969-) and Matthew Perry (1969-2023).

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Family Tree·Details Rootsmattaṯ + YahwehVariantMathew(English) DiminutivesMat, Matt, Mattie, Matty(English) Other Languages & CulturesMatevos(Armenian) Matia(Basque) Mattathias, Matthaios, Matthias(Biblical Greek) Mattanyahu, Mattithyahu, Mattityahu, Netanyahu(Biblical Hebrew) Mattheus, Matthias(Biblical Latin) Mazhe, Mahé(Breton) Matey(Bulgarian) Mateu(Catalan) Matej, Mateo, Mate, Matija, Matko, Mato(Croatian) Matouš, Matěj, Matyáš(Czech) Mads, Mathias(Danish) Mathijs, Matthias, Matthijs, Thijs, Ties, Tijs(Dutch) Madis, Mati, Mattias(Estonian) Matti, Matias(Finnish) Maé, Mahé, Matéo, Mathéo, Mathieu, Mattéo, Matthieu, Mathias, Mathis, Mathys, Matis, Matthias(French) Mate(Georgian) Mathias, Mathis, Matthäus, Matthias, Mattis(German) Matthaios, Mattheos(Greek) Makaio(Hawaiian) Matityahu(Hebrew) Máté, Mátyás(Hungarian) Matthías(Icelandic) Maitiú(Irish) Matteo, Mattia(Italian) Matīss, Matvejs(Latvian) Matas, Motiejus(Lithuanian) Matej(Macedonian) Matheo, Matteus, Mathias, Mats, Mattis(Norwegian) Mateusz, Maciej, Maciek(Polish) Mateus, Matias(Portuguese) Matheus(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Matei(Romanian) Matvei, Matvey, Matfey, Motya(Russian) Mateja, Matija(Serbian) Matúš, Matej(Slovak) Matej, Matevž, Matic, Matija, Matjaž, Tevž, Tjaž(Slovene) Mateo, Matías(Spanish) Matheo, Matteus, Mathias, Mats, Mattias, Mattis, Matts(Swedish) Matvii, Matviy(Ukrainian) Surname DescendantsMadison, Mathews, Mathewson, Matthews, Matthewson(English)

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US Animations·Details Last ranked #85 in 2023 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #178 in 2020 Belgium Last ranked #57 in 2023 Canada Last ranked #194 in 2011 Czechia Last ranked #149 in 2024 England & Wales Last ranked #500 in 2023 France Last ranked #42 in 2024 Ireland Last ranked #458 in 2025 Netherlands Last ranked #98 in 2023 New Zealand Last ranked #57 in 2023 Northern Ireland Last ranked #7 in 2023 Philippines Last ranked #194 in 2013 Poland Last ranked #54 in 2024 Puerto Rico Last ranked #93 in 2012 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #73 in 2024 Scotland Last ranked #996 in 1989 (f) #33 in 2024 (m) United States

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