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Matthijs
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Dutch
Alternative forms
nl Mattijs Mathijs Matijs
Etymology
Ultimately from nl la-lat Matthiās and la-lat Matthaeus, from nl grc-koi Ματθαῖος, grc-koi Ματθίας, &c., several figures in the New Testament including the apostles Matthew the Apostle Matthew and Matthias the Apostle Matthias, from nl he מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū Hebr, from he מתנה מַתָּנַת gift, reward + he יהוה YHWH, God. nl Matteüs Mattias. Compare fr Matthieu and fr Matthias.
Pronunciation
nl /mɑˈtɛi̯s/
nl Nl-Matthijs.ogg
Proper noun
m
nl male Matthew,Matthias
Derived terms
nl Thijs, nl Tijs