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Mattias
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Dutch
nl:
Alternative forms
nl Matthias
Etymology
Ultimately from la-lat Matthiās, from nl grc-koi Ματθίας &c., from nl he מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattiṯyāhū Hebr, from he מתנה מַתָּנַת gift, reward + he יהוה YHWH, God. nl Matthijs Matteüs. Compare fr Matthieu and fr Matthias.
Proper noun
m
nl biblical character Matthias, the apostle
Estonian
Etymology
From et la Matthias, from et grc Ματθαῖος, from et he מַתִּתְיָהוּ mattiṯyā́hū.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et biblical character Matthias.
et male Hebrew
Related terms
et Madi Madis Maido Mait Mati Matis
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Mattiasarson Mattiasson Mattiasardóttir Mattiasdóttir
Declension
Mattias Mattias Mattiasi Mattiasar, Mattias
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of fi Matias.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi biblical character Matthias.
fi male, rare in this form
Declension
Mattia a
Related terms
fi Matias
fi Matti
Statistics
dvv_20250813 408 1841 514 2
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Mathias Matias Matthias
Etymology
nb non Mattias m, a Nordic spelling of nb la Matthias, from nb grc Ματθίας Matthías, ultimately from nb hbo מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattīṯyāhū gift of Yahweh.“Mattias” at Nordic Names. 13th century.
Compare da Mattias, fo Mattias, fi Mattias and sv Mattias.
Pronunciation
nb /¹maˈtiː.as/ [mɑˈtìː.ɑ̌s]
nb iːas 3
nb Mat ti as
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb biblical Matthias the Apostle Matthias, the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot
nb male Old Norse < Latin < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew Matthias
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Mattias is 24 February, shared with nb Mathias and nb Mats.“Mattias”, “Mathias” and “Mats” at Nordic Names.
In Norway, the name was especially used during the early 20th century and from 2000 onward.
Statistics
Nordic Names, citing Statistics Norway, gives an approximate count of 498 men in Norway with nb Mattias as their main first name.
References
Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.
Portuguese
Proper noun
m
pt male Matias
Swedish
Etymology
From sv la Matthias. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1247.
Pronunciation
sv /maˈtiːas/
Proper noun
c
sv biblical character Matthias.
sv male
Related terms
(male given names) sv Mathias, sv Mats, sv Matteus, sv Matts
(surnames) sv Matsson, sv Mattsson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 47 965 males with the given name Mattias (compared to 13 703 named Mathias) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.