Matthias - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Matthias \m(a)-tthias\ 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 a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Matthias. Click here to compare Matthias with related baby names.