Matthew

Matthew , pronunciation [maˈtɛːʊs] , is a male given name and a family name.

Origin and meaning

Matthäus is the German spelling of the Latin Matthaeus , this from the Greek Μαθθαῖος Matthaĩos , this from the Hebrew Mattatjahu מתתיהו, short form Mattatja .

Mattatjahu means "given by YHWH (God)", which in modern times is often modified into "gift of God".

The name Matthias is related and comes from the Hebrew alternative form Mattitjahu .

variants

Hebrew: מתתיהו Mattatjahu, Matatjahu, Mattatja, Matatja
Aramaic: מתי Mattai, Matai
Syriac: ܡܬܝ Mattai, Matai, Mattaj
Greek: Μαθθαῖος Matthaios
Latin: Matthaeus
Arabic: متى Matta
German: Matthäus, Matthaeus, Matthias
English: Matthew
Esperanto: Mateo
French: Matthieu
Italian: Matteo , Maffeo , Mazzeo
Catalan: Mateu
Dutch: Mattheus
Polish: Mateusz
Portuguese: Mateus
Romansh: Maté, Mateias, Matteus
Romanian: Matei
Russian: Матфей Matfei, Матвей Matwei
Swedish: Matteus
Slovenian or also Croatian: Matej
Spanish: Mateo, Matías
Czech: Matouš
Hungarian: Máté

Name bearer

First name

Matthew (Evangelist) , Syrian Evangelist

Matthäus Adriani (* around 1475; † after 1521), Jewish Hebraist
Matthäus Alber (1495–1570), German reformer
Matthäus des Angles (1667–1741), sculptor, painter and draftsman
Matthäus an der Gassen († 1363, Brixen), Prince-Bishop
Matthäus Apelt (1594–1648), German composer and hymn poet
Matthäus Aurogallus (* around 1490; † 1543), German humanist, historian, linguist, Hebraist and university professor
Matthew I (Beaumont) (French: Mathieu; † 1155), Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise
Matthew III. (Beaumont) (French: Mathieu; † 1208), Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and Count of Valois ( iure uxoris )
Matthew of Boulogne (~ 1260– ~ 1320), French clergyman and writer
Matthäus Brandtner (17th / 18th century), German organ builder in Polish Prussia
Matthäus von Collin (1779–1824), Austrian writer and educator
Matthäus Crocinus (1580–1654), German painter
Matthäus Csák of Trenčín (* around 1260, † 1321), ruler and nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary
Matthew of Alsace (1137–1173), French Count of Boulogne
Matthäus Ensinger (1390–1463), builder of the South German Gothic
Matthäus Enzlin (1556–1613), German lawyer
Matthäus Günther (1705–1788), German painter and graphic artist
Matthäus Herrmann (1879–1959), German SPD politician and trade unionist
Matthäus Host (1509–1587), German Graecist and university professor
Matthäus Hummel (1425–1477), founding rector of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Matthew of Cracow (1335–1410), scholastic theologian
Matthew I (Lorraine) (1110–1176), Duke of Lorraine
Matthäus Ludecus (1517–1606), German lawyer and cathedral dean at the Havelberg Cathedral
Matthäus Merian the Elder (1593–1650), Swiss-German engraver and publisher
Matthäus Merian the Younger (1621–1687), Swiss-German painter, engraver and publisher
Matthäus Nimmervoll (* 1950), 65th abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Lilienfeld
Matthäus Paris (* around 1200; † 1259) was a medieval historian from England, also a goldsmith and sculptor
Matthäus Ratzenberger (1501–1559), doctor and reformer, friend of Luther
Matthäus Roritzer (* around 1430/40; † around 1492/95), German builder and printer
Matthäus Schilcher (* 1947), German geospatial scientist, geodesist and university professor
Matthäus Schiner (* around 1465, † 1522), Bishop of Sitten, cardinal; Co-author of the Edict of Worms
Matthew of Vendôme (French: Mathieu de Vendôme; † 1286), Abbot of Saint-Denis and Regent of France
Matthäus Zell (1477–1548), Alsatian Lutheran theologian and reformer

Surname Matthew

Anton Matthäus I (1564–1637), German legal scholar
Anton Matthäus II. (1601–1654), German legal scholar
Anton Matthew III. (1635–1710), Dutch lawyer
Anton Matthew IV. (1672–1719), Dutch legal scholar
Christoph Matthäus (1608–1647), German rhetorician, historian and physician in the Netherlands
Doris Matthäus (* 1963), German graphic designer for games
Gerhard Matthäus (* 1924), German soccer player
Hartmut Matthäus (* 1950), German classical archaeologist
Hildegard Matthäus (1934-2020), German politician (CDU)
Ingrid Matthäus-Maier (* 1945), German politician (FDP, SPD)
Jürgen Matthäus (* 1959), German historian
Konrad Matthäus (lawyer) (1519–1580), German lawyer
Konrad Matthäus (medic) (1603–1639), German medic
Liliana Matthäus (* 1987), Ukrainian-German model
Lothar Matthäus (* 1961), German soccer player and coach
Lotte Wolf-Matthäus (1908–1979), German singer
Max Matthäus (1883–1937), German climber
Philipp Matthäus (legal scholar) (1554–1603), German legal scholar
Philipp Matthäus (medic, 1621) (1621–1700), German medic and botanist
Philipp Matthäus (medic, 1641) (1641–1690), Dutch medic
Wilhelm Matthäus (1881–1968), German teacher and senior director of studies, SS officer and art collector

Surname Matthaeus

Johannes Matthaeus (1526–1588), German Protestant theologian
William Matthaeus , American astrophysicist and plasma physicist