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What does Matthew mean?
Matthew 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced MATH-yoo. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Matthew is "gift of God". Biblical: the name of one of the twelve apostles, who wrote the first Gospel account of Jesus. His name is a form of the Hebrew name Mattathia. The alternate spelling Mathew is an English surname variant spelling. Actors Matthew Broderick, Matthew Modine, Matthew Perry, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Leblanc, Matt Damon; photographer Mathew Brady; poet Matthew Arnold; tennis celebrity Mats Wilander.
STARTS WITH Mat-
Variations
VARIANTS Madteo, Madteos, Madtheos, Mat▼, Mata, Mateo▲, Mateus, Mateusz, Mathe, Matheu, Mathew▼, Mathian, Mathias▲, Mathieu, Matias▲, Matico, Mats, Matt▼, Mattaeus, Mattaus, Matteo▲, Matthaus, Mattheus, Matthias▲, Matthieu, Matthiew, Matti, Mattias, Mattie, Mattieu, Matty, Matvey, Matyas, Matz
FEMININE FORMS Madison, Mattea, May
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Matthew?
Matthew is a very popular first name for men (#25 out of 1220, Top 2%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#4971 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Matthew reached its top rank of #2 in the U.S. in 1996, and is currently at #20. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Mace, Mat, Mateo (#37 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Mateusz, Mathew (#577), Mathias (#398), Mathieu, Matias (#201), Matt, Matteo (#196), Matthias (#407), Mattias (#1391) and Mattie are the prominent variation forms of Matthew (#20). These relations of Matthew reached the top of their popularity in the 1980s (USAGE OF 2.61%) and are somewhat less common today (USAGE 1.35%, ▼48.1%), with forms like Matt becoming less stylish. Matthew is the clear favorite, although Matias appears to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Macghee (see Magee), Machen, Maither, Mandrew, Manten (see Manton), Martel, Marten, Martie, Mather, Matther and Mitchel▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Matthew.
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