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Meaning and origin
Matthew is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `Gift of God`.


Where is it used?
The name Matthew is mainly used in English and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Mats (In Swedish and in Norwegian)
Mateo (In Spanish)
Matjaz (In Slovene)
Matvei (In Russian)
Mateus (In Portuguese)
Mateusz (In Polish)
Maciej (In Polish)
Mattia (In Italian)
Matteo (In Italian)
Mátyás (In Hungarian)
Matthias (In Greek, English, German and in the bible)
Mathieu (In French)
Matthieu (In French)
Matias (In Finnish)
Matti (In Finnish)
May (In English)
Matilda (In English)
Mathew (In English)
Mads (In Danish)
Matej (In Czech, Slovak and in Slovene)
Mattithyahu (In the bible (Original))


If it's too long people might use
In Hungarian: Máté
In English: Mavis
In English: Matt
In English: Mabel
In English: Mat


For the opposite sex use:
In Slovene and in Slovak: Mateja (F)
In English: Mae (F)


See also
In Russian: Motya
In German and in Scandinavian: Mathias
In German and in French: Mathis
In English: Matty (M)
In English: Mattie (B)


Extra information:
From Old English.

What Matthew`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   Matthew is a creative energetic kind soul
   The worst thing about the name:
   The name is very popular
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   Would have been christopher
   Extra information:
   
2. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   It's a popular and cool name.
   The worst thing about the name:
   When people make insults like Fatty Matty or other names like that.
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   I'd be James or David. Otherwise, I wouldn't exist at all.
   Extra information:
   Some people call me Matt, others call me Matthew. It's a great name and I wouldn't change my name for anything.
3. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   It's MY name.
   The worst thing about the name:
   People call me Matty which I hate.
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   I don't know
   Extra information:
   I shorten it to Matt sometimes,
4. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   Its an awsome name
   The worst thing about the name:
   People call me matty which gets me ticked
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   I would be Michael
   Extra information:
   Matthew is very popular nickname
5. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   it isn't made fun of
   The worst thing about the name:
   too common
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   it would be........ I don't really know
   Extra information:
   
6. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   People don't mispronounce it when calling it from a list. And its not easy to make fun of.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Can't think of anything.
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   My name will never be anything else.
   Extra information:
   Some people call me matty. But i kinda like that too. its just a good name
7. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   It's not a name people make fun of.
   The worst thing about the name:
   You can't walk down the street without running into another Matthew.
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   I wouldn't be me.
   Extra information:
   If you are a new parent, try to find another name, the school your kid will go to will already have 6 Matthews in each class.
8. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   The M
   The worst thing about the name:
   Being named after a tax man
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   I couldn't go on
   Extra information:
   I have a rather large yeti-like member.
9. The best thing about the name Matthew:
   Its an awesome name!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nothing really, I am named after my uncle who sadly passed away.
   If my name wasn`t Matthew....:
   Sure
   Extra information:
   

More `Matthew` links
Matthew as abbreviation
Actors named Matthew
Matthew in the encyclopedia