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Maciej
Say it: MAH-chey
Meaning
Polish form of Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An apostle's name common in Poland since the Middle Ages.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 310 babies given this name since 1982
- At its height in 1996, about 1 in 105,200 boys
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Maciek
| Czech | Matyáš |
|---|---|
| Croatian | Matija |
| Hungarian | Mátyás |
Famous bearers
- Maciej Rataj, Polish politician
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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