Matthew (given name)

Matthew
Pronunciation	/ˈmæθ.juː/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew language
Meaning	"Gift of Yahweh"[1]
Other names
Alternative spelling	Mathew
Nickname(s)	Matt, Matty
Popularity	see popular names

Matthew is an English language given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "מתתיהו" (Matityahu) which means "Gift of Yahweh".

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  1 Etymology
  


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  2 Popularity
  


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  3 List of people
  


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  4 See also
  


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  5 References
  

Etymology

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Maiú and Maidiú are Gaelic forms of the name Matthew, and were brought to Ireland by the Anglo-Normans. Maitiú and Matha are the most common Irish variants of the name. The name is also sometimes used as an anglicisation of the Irish name Mathúin, meaning bear.^[7][8]

Popularity

The name Matthew became popular during the Middle Ages in Northwest Europe, and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world.^[9]

In Ireland, Matthew was ranked the 15th most popular male name in 2007. In 2008, it was ranked 20th, falling to 23rd between 2009-2010, and then 24th between 2011-2012.^[10] In 2016, it was the 29th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017.^[11][12]

In the United Kingdom, Matthew has been among the 10 most popular male names. Matthew has been in the top 1,000 most popular male names in Australia, Canada and United States.

List of people

Further information: List of people with given name Matthew

See also

• Maciej


• Madis


• Mads


• Maitiú


• Matei


• Matej


• Mateja


• Mateo


• Mateu


• Mateus


• Mateusz


• Matevž


• Matha


• Mathias


• Mathieu


• Matheus


• Mathis


• Matias


• Matija


• Matouš


• Mats


• Matt


• Matteo


• Matthaeus


• Matthaios


• Matti


• Mattia


• Mattis


• Matty


• Matīss


• Mátyás


• Máté

References

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   ^ Robert Horton Gundry (1994). Matthew: A Commentary on His Handbook for a Mixed Church Under Persecution. p. 166. ISBN 9780802807359..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
   


2. 
   ^ Luk 3:25 and Luk 3:26
   


3. 
   ^ Information on the name Matthew
   


4. 
   ^ Information on the name Matthew (2)
   


5. 
   ^ Gospel of Matthew (Authorship and Sources)
   


6. 
   ^ The Lives (Matthew)
   


7. 
   ^ Information on the name Matthew (3)
   


8. 
   ^ Irish Names: Matthew
   


9. 
   ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 188–189, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
   


10. 
    ^ "Irish Babies' Names 2012". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    


11. 
    ^ "Irish Babies' Names 2017". The Central Statistics Office (CSO). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    


12. 
    ^ "Here's what the most popular baby names were in Ireland last year". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
    

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