Matthew (name): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Matthew is a common name that was in 1994 and 1996 the second most popular birth name in the United States (see this page). It is traditionally spelled as Matthew, but sometimes spelled Mathew and even as the Muslim name Mathyu. Matthew can also be a last name, where an "s" is generally added to the end (Matthews).

The name Matthew comes from Hebrew מתי Mattay, a short form of Hebrew מת(נ)יהו Mattanyāhû/Mattayyāhû, which is itself a variation of Hebrew נתניהו Nəṯanyāhû, which means "gift of the LORD". It is the inversion of יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, otherwise known as Jonathan.

Nicknames and Alternate Names

There are only a few commonly used nicknames and alternate names for Matthew.

• Mathew
• Mattie
• Matt
• Mateo or Matteo (Spanish)
• Matthias (German, sometimes Mathias)
• Matthieu (biblical) or Mathieu (common) (French)
• Mathijs or Mattijs (Dutch)
• Mattias (Swedish)
• Mats (Swedish)
• Matei (Romanian)
• Mateus (Portuguese)
• Matvei (Russian)
• Matti (Finnish)
• Mátyás (Hungarian)
• Makaio (Hawaiian)
• Mateu (Catalan)
• Matej (Czech)
• Maciej/Mateusz (Polish)

• Matthew Arnold
• Matteo Bandello
• Matthew Broderick
• Matteo Carcassi
• Matthew Cook
• Matt Damon
• Matthew George Easton
• Matthew the Evangelist
• Matthew Flinders
• Matthew Hale
• Matt LeBlanc
• Matthew McConaughey
• Matthew Modine
• Matt Moore
• Matthew of Krakow
• Matthew Paris
• Matthew Parker
• Matthew Perry
• Matthew Rogan
• Matthew Shepard