Given name & surname · Greek
Ματθαίος
Ματθαίος (Matthaíos) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Matthew.
Meaning & origin
Ματθαίος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ματθαίος has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew. In Greek usage, Ματθαίος has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Mateusz. In Greek usage, Ματθαίος has a transliteration in Matthaíos.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ματθαίος has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ματθαίος
- Matthew Asen Kantakouzenosemperor and autocrat of the Romans1325–1383
- Matthew BlastaresByzantine-Greek monk1290–1360
- Patriarch Matthew of AlexandriaGreek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria1700–1775
- Matthaios KamariotisByzantine scholar1401–1490
- Matthaios TsahouridisGreek musicianborn 1978
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