Dictionary

Matthew en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæθjuː/
• /-(j)ɪu̯/
• măthʹ-yo͞o
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay). Compare Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Doublet of Mattathias.

Meanings

1. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
   • People with incorruptible names like Matthew are always calling people named Charles, Charlie. I wish my folks had named me Matthew. Matt is the worst that can be made of it. 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, page 184
   • The men, 37-year-old Matthew Allison and 34-year-old Dallas Humber, are the leaders of an online White supremacist group called the Terrorgram Collective, prosecutors say. 2024 September 9, Hannah Rabinowitz, “Alleged leaders of White supremacist group charged in effort to encourage terrorism and hate crimes”, in CNN:
   • - - - My name is Matthew Bramble, at your service. The truth is, I have a foolish pique at the name of Matthew, because it savours of those canting hypocrites, who in Cromwell's time, christened all their children by names taken from the Scripture." 1771, Tobias George Smollett, The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Harper&Brothers, published 1836, page 231:
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
   • And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 9:9:
4. The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

Forms

Deriveds

St. Matthews · Mathison · Matthewman · Mathewson · Matthewson

Descendants

Madiu

Relateds

Mathieson · Mark · John · Matty (pet forms) · Matthias · Matheson · Mattie (pet forms) · Matthean · Luke · Matt (pet forms) · Matthew principle · Matthews · Mat (pet forms)

Synonyms

Levi · Mat.

Translations (331)

fr Mathieu (male given name) · de Matthias (male given name) · ru Ева́нгелие от Матфе́я (gospel of Matthew) · gl Mateu (male given name) · war Mateo (biblical disciple) · si මතෙව්ගේ සුවිශේෂය (gospel of Matthew) · hi मत्ती (gospel of Matthew) · sh Матеј (biblical disciple) · es Mateo (male given name) · gd Mata (male given name) · se Matteus (biblical disciple) · gv Mian (gospel of Matthew) · arc ܡܬܝ (biblical disciple) · cs Matěj (gospel of Matthew) · vi Mátthêu (biblical disciple) · uk Матві́й (male given name) · hu Mátyás (male given name) · es Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · ga Maitias (male given name) · sl Matej (biblical disciple) · io Mateus (gospel of Matthew) · mr मत्तय (biblical disciple) · kl Maasi (male given name) · pl Mateusz (male given name) · fy Mattéus (gospel of Matthew) · yue 馬太 /马太 (biblical disciple) · sl Matijaž (male given name) · arc כרוזותא דמתי (gospel of Matthew) · xag 𐕌𐔰𐔸𐔴𐕒𐕚𐔼 𐕃𐕒𐕡𐔳𐔰𐕘𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (gospel of Matthew) · bg Мате́й (biblical disciple) · eo Mateo (male given name) · da Mads (male given name) · tum Mateyu (biblical disciple) · fa متیو (male given name) · el Ματθ. (gospel of Matthew) · th แมทธิว (male given name) · kl Maasi (biblical disciple) · ka მათე (biblical disciple) · sh Matija (male given name) · bn মথি (gospel of Matthew) · be Матве́й (male given name) · ka მათე (male given name) · ja マシュー (male given name) · mt L-Evanġelju ta’ San Mattew (gospel of Matthew) · my ရှင်မဿဲခရစ်ဝင် (gospel of Matthew) · zea Mattheüs (gospel of Matthew) · ru Матфе́й (biblical disciple) · cmn 瑪竇 /玛窦 (biblical disciple) · sl Evangelij po Mateju (gospel of Matthew) · mr मत्तय (gospel of Matthew) · da Matthæus (biblical disciple) · fr Matthieu (gospel of Matthew) · mi Matiu (biblical disciple) · lvk Matthew (male given name) · sk Matej (male given name) · et Mati (male given name) · mr मॅथ्यू (male given name) · it Matteo (male given name) · cdo 馬太 /马太 (biblical disciple) · mnc ᠮᠠᡨᡨᡝᡳ (biblical disciple) · mk Матеј (male given name) · lt Motiejus (male given name) · ru Матве́й (male given name) · ast Matéu (male given name) · gur Amatie (biblical disciple) · br Mazhev (biblical disciple) · mt Mats (male given name) · li Matteüs (gospel of Matthew) · da Mathias (male given name) · mnc enduringge ewanggelium mattei-i ulaha songkoi (gospel of Matthew) · fy Mattéus (biblical disciple) · ro Matei (biblical disciple) · sv Matteus (male given name) · grc Ματθαῖος (biblical disciple) · kk Матай (biblical disciple) · cmn 馬太福音 /马太福音 (gospel of Matthew) · hu Máté evangéliuma (gospel of Matthew) · af Matteus (biblical disciple) · ko 마태오 (biblical disciple) · lvk Matthew (biblical disciple) · se Máhtte (male given name) · pl Mateusz (gospel of Matthew) · arc ܟܪܘܙܘܬܐ ܕܡܬܝ (gospel of Matthew) · ckb مەتا (gospel of Matthew) · el Ματθαίος (male given name) · ast Matéu (biblical disciple) · sl Matej (male given name) · hy Մատթեոս (biblical disciple) · de Matthäus (biblical disciple) · sq Mati (male given name) · zea Mattheüs (male given name) · ast Matéu (gospel of Matthew) · io Mateus (biblical disciple) · hu Máté (biblical disciple) · pt Mateus (biblical disciple) · vec Mateo (biblical disciple) · pl Maciej (male given name) · ceb Mateo (male given name) · nl Matteüs (male given name) · ca Mateu (male given name) · sh Matej (biblical disciple) · sco Matthew (biblical disciple) · nl Matthijs (male given name) · ksw မးသဲ (biblical disciple) · gv Mian (biblical disciple) · gv Mian (male given name) · mt Mattew (male given name) · grc Ματθαῖος (male given name) · el Μάθιου (male given name) · nl Matteüs (biblical disciple) · tl Mateo (male given name) · mt Mattew (biblical disciple) · zdj Mata (gospel of Matthew) · ga Soiscéal Mhatha (gospel of Matthew) · he מַתָּי (biblical disciple) · nds Tewes (male given name) · bg Ева́нгелие от Мате́й (gospel of Matthew) · xcl Մատթէոս (male given name) · got 𐌼𐌰𐍄𐌸𐌰𐌹𐌿𐍃 (biblical disciple) · li Matteüs (biblical disciple) · la Matthaeus (gospel of Matthew) · ti ማቴዎስ (male given name) · ar مَاثْيُو (male given name) · sv Matteus (biblical disciple) · fi Matteuksen evankeliumi (gospel of Matthew) · sq Mathe (male given name) · io Mateus (male given name) · et Matteus (biblical disciple) · ur متّی (gospel of Matthew) · ml മത്തായി (biblical disciple) · he מַתִּי (male given name) · oc Matieu (biblical disciple) · et Madis (male given name) · tt Маттай (gospel of Matthew) · tum Mateyu (gospel of Matthew) · kk Матай жазған Ізгі хабары (gospel of Matthew) · pt Mateus (gospel of Matthew) · ca Mateu (gospel of Matthew) · it Mattia (male given name) · el κατά Ματθαίον ευαγγέλιον (gospel of Matthew) · war Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · sw Mathayo (male given name) · pon Madiu (biblical disciple) · fi Matias (male given name) · hy Մատթեոս (gospel of Matthew) · is Matthías (gospel of Matthew) · sv Mattias (male given name) · cy Mathew (male given name) · haw Mataio (biblical disciple) · mwl Mateus (male given name) · uk Матві́й (biblical disciple) · eu Mateo (male given name) · ru Мэ́тью (male given name) · fr Matthieu (biblical disciple) · lv Matīss (male given name) · xag 𐕌𐔰𐔸𐔴𐕒𐕚 (biblical disciple) · nan-hbl 瑪竇福音 /玛窦福音 (gospel of Matthew) · eu Mateo (biblical disciple) · kl Mati (male given name) · an Mateu (gospel of Matthew) · fy Mattéus (male given name) · cs Matouš (gospel of Matthew) · sv Matteusevangeliet (gospel of Matthew) · ko 마태 (biblical disciple) · ga Mathúin (male given name) · cmn 馬太 /马太 (biblical disciple) · no Mathias (male given name) · gd Mata (gospel of Matthew) · cs Matyáš (male given name) · fi Matteus (biblical disciple) · haw Mataio (gospel of Matthew) · vi Ma-thi-ơ (biblical disciple) · af Matteus (gospel of Matthew) · es Matías (male given name) · eu Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · bo སྐྱེས་ཆེན་དམ་པ་མད་ཐཱ (biblical disciple) · hi मत्ती (biblical disciple) · mi Matiu (gospel of Matthew) · gd Mata (biblical disciple) · cy Yr Efengyl yn ôl Sant Mathew (gospel of Matthew) · sw Mathayo (gospel of Matthew) · sco Matthew (gospel of Matthew) · yue 瑪竇福音 /玛窦福音 (gospel of Matthew) · cdo 馬太福音 /马太福音 (gospel of Matthew) · nan-hbl 馬太 /马太 (biblical disciple) · cy Mathew (gospel of Matthew) · mi Matiu (male given name) · oc Matieu (male given name) · ja マタイによる福音書 (gospel of Matthew) · lv Matejs (gospel of Matthew) · sw Mathayo (biblical disciple) · ro Matei (male given name) · da Matthæusevangeliet (gospel of Matthew) · be Матфе́й (biblical disciple) · gur Matie (biblical disciple) · hu Máté (male given name) · kl Mati (gospel of Matthew) · lt Matas (male given name) · de Matthäus (gospel of Matthew) · eu Mateoren Ebanjelioa (gospel of Matthew) · xcl Մատթէոս (biblical disciple) · cs Matěj (male given name) · ne मत्ती (gospel of Matthew) · chr ᎹᏚ (biblical disciple) · tl Mateo (biblical disciple) · war Mateo (male given name) · ga Matha (biblical disciple) · pa ਮੱਤੀ (gospel of Matthew) · lv Matejs (biblical disciple) · cs Matouš (biblical disciple) · kl Maasi (gospel of Matthew) · grc Ματθαῖος (gospel of Matthew) · ceb Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · mwl Mateus (biblical disciple) · hak 馬太福音 /马太福音 (gospel of Matthew) · kok mātevā parmāṇẽ jejū kristācẽ śubhvartamān (gospel of Matthew) · ro Matei (gospel of Matthew) · aii ܡܲܬܲܝ (biblical disciple) · nl Thijs (male given name) · no Matteus (biblical disciple) · id Matius (male given name) · nan-hbl 瑪竇 /玛窦 (biblical disciple) · ang Mathēus (biblical disciple) · be Маце́й (male given name) · ar مَتَّى (biblical disciple) · bg Ма́тю (male given name) · yue 馬太福音 /马太福音 (gospel of Matthew) · fa متی (biblical disciple) · sh Матеј (male given name) · zea Mattheüs (biblical disciple) · lvk Matthew (gospel of Matthew) · an Mateu (biblical disciple) · mwl Mateus (gospel of Matthew) · sco Matthew (male given name) · fo Mats (biblical disciple) · hi मैथ्यू (male given name) · nan-hbl 馬太福音傳 /马太福音传 (gospel of Matthew) · ar إِنْجِيل مَتَّى (gospel of Matthew) · bg Мате́й (male given name) · mk Матеј (biblical disciple) · el Ματθαίος (biblical disciple) · es Mateo (biblical disciple) · pl Ewangelia według świętego Mateusza (gospel of Matthew) · co Matteu (male given name) · pt Mateus (male given name) · cmn 馬修 /马修 (male given name) · sk Matúš (biblical disciple) · arc מתי (male given name) · an Mateu (male given name) · cs Matouš (male given name) · ms Matius (gospel of Matthew) · tr Matta (biblical disciple) · ko 매튜 (male given name) · ga Soiscéal Naofa Íosa Críost de réir Mhatha (gospel of Matthew) · de Matthäus (male given name) · vec Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · cy Mathew (biblical disciple) · sk Matúš (gospel of Matthew) · aii ܐܸܘܲܢܓܸܠܝܼܘܼܢ ܕܡܲܬܲܝ (gospel of Matthew) · lv Matīss (gospel of Matthew) · pl Mateusz (biblical disciple) · lv Matejs (male given name) · arc ܡܬܝ (male given name) · ko 마태복음 (gospel of Matthew) · br Mazhev (male given name) · it Matteo (biblical disciple) · ar مَتَّى (male given name) · lt Evangelija pagal Matą (gospel of Matthew) · hak 馬太 /马太 (biblical disciple) · fo Mattias (male given name) · mk Матеј (gospel of Matthew) · th แมทธิว (gospel of Matthew) · vec Mateo (male given name) · et Matteuse (gospel of Matthew) · sh Матија (male given name) · kl Mati (biblical disciple) · gur Amatie (gospel of Matthew) · sh Matej (male given name) · co Matteu (gospel of Matthew) · arc מתי (biblical disciple) · lt Matas (biblical disciple) · gu માથ્થીની લખેલી સુવાર્તા (gospel of Matthew) · id Matius (biblical disciple) · nan-hbl 馬太福音 /马太福音 (gospel of Matthew) · aii ܡܲܬܲܝ (male given name) · ms Matius (biblical disciple) · la Matthaeus (biblical disciple) · id Matius (gospel of Matthew) · fi Matti (male given name) · th แมทธิว (biblical disciple) · vi Mátthêu (gospel of Matthew) · pl Ewangelia Mateusza (gospel of Matthew) · or ମାଥିଉ ଲିଖିତ ସୁସମାଗ୍ଭର (gospel of Matthew) · cmn 瑪竇福音 /玛窦福音 (gospel of Matthew) · ja マタイ (male given name) · yue 瑪竇 /玛窦 (biblical disciple) · vi Ma-thi-ơ (gospel of Matthew) · sah Маппыай (male given name) · br Mazhev (gospel of Matthew) · ja マタイ (biblical disciple) · ceb Mateo (biblical disciple) · ga Matha (gospel of Matthew) · pon Madiu (gospel of Matthew) · xag 𐕌𐔰𐔸𐔴𐕒𐕚 (male given name) · wo Macë (male given name) · haw Makaio (male given name) · he מַתִּתְיָהוּ (male given name) · is Matthías (male given name) · la Matthaeus (male given name) · fr Matthieu (male given name) · sk Matúš (male given name) · no Evangeliet etter Matteus (gospel of Matthew) · li Matteüs (male given name) · ka მათე (gospel of Matthew) · sq Matosh (male given name) · cop ⲙⲁⲑⲑⲁⲓⲟⲥ (male given name) · fo Mats (male given name) · cdo 馬太 /马太 (male given name) · wo Macë (biblical disciple) · hy Մաթևոս (male given name) · af Matteus (male given name) · tr Matta İncili (gospel of Matthew) · co Matteu (biblical disciple) · it Matteo (gospel of Matthew) · fo Mats (gospel of Matthew) · jra Mathiơ (gospel of Matthew) · is Matthías (biblical disciple) · ca Mateu (biblical disciple) · ga Maitiú (male given name) · tl Mateo (gospel of Matthew) · ar إِنْجِيل مَتَّى (gospel of Matthew)

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