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Boy · Hebrew
Mathis
Say it: mah-TEES
Meaning
From Matthias, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A medieval form of Matthias that became popular in France in the 2000s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 1,789 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 2016, about 1 in 13,400 boys
- 45 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Mathys
| German | Matthias |
|---|---|
| English | Matthew |
| Dutch | Matthijs |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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