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Mathias
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Mathías
English
Proper noun
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Anagrams
en aahimst mastiha Ashtami Saṃhitā Mathais Samhita
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Matthias,Matthew
Related terms
(male given names) da Mads, da Matthias, da Matthæus
(surnames) da Madsen, da Mathiasen, da Mathiesen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 976 males with the given name Mathias have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
French
Pronunciation
Matiass
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-Mathias.wav
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-Mathias.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
m
fr male Matthias
German
Proper noun
de proper noun
de male Matthias
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Mathias
Alternative forms
nb Matias Mattias Matthias
Etymology
nb da Mathias, a spelling variant of da Matthias, from nb la Matthias, from nb grc Ματθίας Matthías, ultimately from nb hbo מַתִּתְיָהוּ Mattīṯyāhū gift of Yahweh.
Compare nn Mathias, sv Mathias, fi Mathias and kl Mathias.
Pronunciation
nb /¹maˈtiː.as/ [mɑˈtìː.ɑ̌s]
nb iːas 3
nb Ma thi as
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Danish < Latin < Ancient Greek < Biblical Hebrew Matthias
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Mathias is 24 February, shared with nb Mattias and nb Mats.“Mathias”, “Mattias”, and “Mats” at Nordic Names.
The name became especially popular in Norway around the beginning of the 21st century. The pronunciation group headed by nb Mathias was the most frequently given boys' name in 2003, 2004 and 2007.
Derived terms
nb Mathiassen<t:son of Mathias> 0
Statistics
On 1 January 2026, 11,929 people registered in Norway had nb Mathias as their first given name: 11,922 men and 7 women.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; “Mathias” at Nordic Names.
In 2025, 173 boys born in Norway were given the spelling nb Mathias. Together with nb Matias, the name group had 211 bearers among newborn boys and ranked 28th.“Navn”, updated 28 January 2026, Statistics Norway.
References
Kruken, Kristoffer and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
pt male; pt Matias
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Mathias.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male Mattias