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Masculine
Greek
Meaning & History
Mattheos is a modern Greek form of Matthaios, itself the Greek New Testament rendition of the Hebrew name Mattithiah, meaning "gift of Yahweh." While Mattheos directly corresponds to the Greek original, it is distinct from the Hellenized variant Matthias, which appears in the New Testament as another apostle's name.
In the Greek Orthodox tradition, Saint Matthew (apostle and evangelist) is widely venerated; the modern form Mattheos serves as a direct link to his biblical name. Although less common than its English equivalent Matthew, Mattheos remains in occasional use in Greece and among the Greek diaspora.
- Meaning: "Gift of Yahweh"
- Origin: Greek adaptation of the New Testament Greek Matthaios
- Type: First name; modern Greek usage
- Cultural Context: Associated with Apostle Matthew, the tax collector turned evangelist
- Usage Regions: Greece and Greek-speaking communities
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Other Languages & Cultures
(Armenian)
Matevos (Basque)
Matia (Biblical)
Mattaniah (English)
Matthew (Biblical)
Mattithiah, Nethaniah (Biblical Greek)
Mattathias (German)
Matthias (Biblical Greek)
Matthaios (Biblical Hebrew)
Mattanyahu, Mattithyahu, Mattityahu, Netanyahu (Biblical Latin)
Mattheus (Breton)
Mazhe (French)
Mahé (Bulgarian)
Matey (Catalan)
Mateu (Slovene)
Matej (Spanish)
Mateo (Croatian)
Mate 2 (Slovene)
Matija (Croatian)
Matko, Mato (Czech)
Matouš, Matěj, Matyáš (Danish)
Mads (Swedish)
Mathias (Dutch)
Mathijs, Matthijs, Thijs, Ties, Tijs (English)
Mat, Mathew, Matt, Mattie, Matty 1 (Estonian)
Madis, Mati (Swedish)
Mattias (Finnish)
Matti (Portuguese)
Matias (French)
Maé, Matéo, Mathéo, Mathieu, Mattéo, Matthieu (German)
Mathis (French)
Mathys, Matis (Georgian)
Mate 1 (German)
Matthäus (Swedish)
Mattis (Hawaiian)
Makaio (Hebrew)
Matityahu (Hungarian)
Máté, Mátyás (Icelandic)
Matthías (Irish)
Maitiú (Italian)
Matteo, Mattia (Latvian)
Matīss, Matvejs (Lithuanian)
Matas, Motiejus (Swedish)
Matheo, Matteus, Mats (Polish)
Mateusz, Maciej, Maciek (Portuguese)
Mateus (Portuguese (Brazilian))
Matheus (Romanian)
Matei (Russian)
Matvei, Matvey, Matfey, Motya (Serbian)
Mateja 2 (Slovak)
Matúš (Slovene)
Matevž, Matic, Matjaž, Tevž, Tjaž (Spanish)
Matías (Swedish)
Matts (Ukrainian)
Matvii, Matviy