Matthew Meaning

What does Matthew mean?

The name Matthew is of Hebrew origin.

The meaning of Matthew is "gift of G-d".

Matthew is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ma-tthew.

The Given Name Matthew

In use since the Middle Ages, Matthew is the English form of the Greek name Matthaios, which is in turn is a form of the earlier Hebrew name Mattityahu (מַתִּתְיָהוּ). The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew elements mattaht meaning "gift" and yahu meaning "G-d".

Some famous bearers of this name include: Matthew Alvarez, and Matthew Ashford.

Matthew Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 20 in baby name popularity for boys with 9,924 occurrences. It ranked 10,228 in baby name popularity for girls with 10 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 16 in baby name popularity for boys with 11,671 occurrences. It ranked 9,118 in baby name popularity for girls with 12 occurrences.

The trend's your friend. See how Matthew has changed in popularity since 1880 by visiting the Matthew Name Popularity Page.

Matthew Related Names

Variants of the name Matthew include Mathew.

The names Mads, Maitiu, Makaio, Matan, Matej, Mateja, Mateo, Mateus, Mateusz, Matevs, Matevz, Mathais, Mathan, Mathea, Matheus, Mathews, Mathia, Mathias, Mathieu, Matia, Matias, Matija, Matiu, Matjaz, Matous, Mats, Mattathia, Matteo, Matthaios, Matthijs, Matti, Mattia, Mattison, Mattithyahu, Matus, Matvei, Matvey, Matviyko, Matyas are all forms of Matthew.

Matthew has the diminutives (nicknames) Macey, Mat, Matt, Mattie.

Famous Matthews

Matthew ~ Biblical Character (Matt. 9:9/Mark 2:14), 2 storms
Matthew Alvarez ~ Saint
Matthew Ashford ~ Actor
Matthew Bellamy ~ Rock Musician
Matthew Boulton ~ Business Mogul
Matthew Broderick ~ Actor
Matthew C. Perry ~ Military Leader
Matthew Cuthbert ~ Anne of Green Gables character
Matthew Dac Nguyen ~ Saint
Matthew Flathers ~ Saint
Matthew Flinders ~ Explorer
Matthew Fox ~ Actor
Matthew Gam Van Le ~ Saint
Matthew Goode ~ Actor
Matthew Gray Gubler ~ Actor
Matthew Kohioye ~ Saint
Matthew Lillard ~ Actor
Matthew Macfadyen ~ Actor
Matthew McConaughey ~ Actor
Matthew Modine ~ Actor
Matthew Morrison ~ Actor
Matthew of Beauvais ~ Saint
Matthew Perry ~ Actor
Matthew Settle ~ Actor
Matthew Spiranovic ~ Soccer Player

Matthew Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Matthew.

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Matthew Name Fun

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Be creative with the name Matthew.

Just for fun, see the name Matthew in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

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