Matthieu
\ma.tjø\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around Siècle à préciser.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| First recorded | Siècle à préciser |
| Pronunciation | \ma.tjø\ |
| Also spelled | Mathieu |
| Compound names | Jean-Matthieu, Jean-Mathieu |
Origin and meaning
Inherited from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).
Where it is mostly given
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
Around the world
- GermanMatthias
- EnglishMatthew, Matt
- BasqueMateo
- BretonMazhev
- CatalanMateu
- Chinese玛蒂厄
- CorsicanMatteu
- CroatianMatej
- DanishMathias, Mads
- SpanishMateo
- FinnishMatti
- IrishMaitiú
- WelshMathew
- GreekΜατθαίος
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Poslovitch (France (Vosges)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).