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Baby Name Matthew |
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Meaning of Matthew - What does the name Matthew means? |
Pronunciation: |
math-yoo | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
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Scottish |
Name Meaning: |
Evolution of the Middle English Matheu, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Matthaeus, a derivative of the Ecclesiastic Greek Matthaios and Matthias, contractions of Mattathias. The name is derived from the Hebrew Matityah, which has its root in matfithyah (gift of God). The name is borne in the Bible by one of the four evangelists, the author of the first Gospel. Mata is the Gaelic form |
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American, Biblical, English, Irish, Scottish |
Shortened forms: | Matt |
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