Matthias - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Matthias \m(a)-tthi

is pronounced ma-THYE-us. It is of German origin. Variant of Matthew (Hebrew) "gift of the Lord". Biblical: the disciple selected by lot to replace Judas as an apostle. Mathias is a Scandinavian and Welsh form; Matias is Spanish. German painter Matthias Grunewald.

Matthias has 3 variant forms: Mathias, Matias and Mattias.

Baby names that sound like Matthias are Mattheus and Matthaus.

Matthias is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#10597 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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