What does Matthew mean?

Matthew means "gift of Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Matthew?

Matthew \mat-(t)hew, ma-tth-ew\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Matthew is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is MAE-THYuw (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Matthew: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"

What is the origin of Matthew?

Matthew is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning gift of Yahweh. Biblical name derived from the elements 'mattath' meaning gift, reward ; 'yahweh' name of God. Mattathia (Hebrew), Matthaeus (Latin), Matthaios (Old Greek), Mattithyahu (Hebrew), and Mattitjahu (Hebrew) are old forms of Matthew. In the Bible, Matthew was one of the four evangelists and the author of the first Gospel named after him. The name was brought into England by the Normans in medieval forms such as Mathiu and Matheu. It saw a revival after the Reformation, although the Greek form Matthias was favored. In literature, it has been used in Ben Jonson's comedy play Every Man in his Humour (1598) and in Tobias Smollett's picaresque novel The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771). The name Mattea name (English and Italian) is the female form of Matthew. Matthew is a widely used name; it has 101 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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The following famous people share the name Matthew:

  • Actor Matthew Broderick, born 21 March 1962, New York, New York
  • Actor Matthew Fox, born 14 July 1966, Crowheart, Wyoming
  • Actor Matthew Lewis, born 27 June 1989, Leeds, England
  • Actor Matthew Lillard, born 24 January 1970, Lansing, Michigan
  • Actor Matthew McConaughey, born 4 November 1969, Uvalde, Texas
  • Actor Matthew Perry, born 19 August 1969, Williamstown, Massachusetts
  • Explorer Matthew Henson, born Matthew Alexander Henson, 8 August 1866 - 9 March 1955, Charles County, Maryland
  • Sailor Matthew Calbraith Perry, born 10 April 1794 - 3 April 1858, Rocky Brook, Rhode Island.

List of baby names Matthew:

nicknames for Maddee, nicknames for Maddey, short names for Maddi, Maddie meaning (English), Maddy meaning of name (English), Madhou definition, Madhu pronounciation (Indian), name Madhue, Madou meaning and origin, short names for Madu (African and Igbo), baby name Mahammed, Mahant name variations, Mahdi meaning of name (Arabic and Iranian), Mahmood pronounciation (Turkish), Mahmoud meaning of name (Arabic), Mahmud meaning of name (Arabic and Turkish), Majead meaning, name Mamdou meaning, meaning of Mamdouh, and Mamdu name variations.

The baby name Matthew fun facts:

The name Matthew in reverse order is "Wehttam".

The numerological value of the name Matthew is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Matthew?

Matthew is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.67%
20130.71%
20120.74%
20110.75%
20100.74%
20090.81%
20080.86%
20070.90%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames