Matthew (given name)

Matthew is an English language masculine given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (Matityahu).

Etymology

The Hebrew name () was transliterated into Greek as ().Luke 3:25–26 It was subsequently superseded by (); this was Latinised as , which became Matthew in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the traditional author of the Gospel of Matthew.Gospel of Matthew (Authorship and Sources)The Lives (Matthew)

and were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. is the most common Irish form of the name. Matthew is also used as an anglicisation of the Irish name (meaning 'bear').

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

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. In 2016, it was the 30th most popular male name in Ireland, rising to 26th in 2017.

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 Matěj Mateja Mateo Mateu Mateus Mateusz Matevž Matas Matha Mathai Matthei Matheus Mathias Mathieu Mathis Mathus Matias Matías Matija Matīss Matko Matouš Matúš Mats Matt Matteo Matthaeus Matthaios Matthias Matthieu Matthijs Matti Mattie Mattia Mattias Mattis Matty Matvei (Matfei, Matfey) Mathew Mattheo

Surnames A number of surnames are derived from the name in different languages:

See also List of people with given name Matthew References