Matt - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Matt \m(a)-tt\ is a variant of Matthew (Hebrew), and the meaning of Matt is "gift of the Lord".

The baby name Matt sounds like Matty, Mata and Mat. Other similar baby names are Mart, Matz, Mats and Watt.

Matt is a very common first name for men (#329 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#9105 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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