Given name · Malayalam
മത്തായി
“gift of”·“God”
മത്തായി (mattāyi) is a masculine given name from Classical Syriac, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Malayalam.
MalayalamWritten in Malayalam script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
മത്തായി is built from elements meaning “gift of” and “God”.
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Where it comes from
മത്തായി comes from Classical Syriac, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Malayalam usage, മത്തായി developed from מתי. In Malayalam usage, മത്തായി developed from מתתיהו.
മത്തായി’s family of names
In Malayalam usage, മത്തായി developed from the Aramaic form מתי. In Malayalam usage, മത്തായി was borrowed from the Classical Syriac form ܡܬܝ. In Malayalam usage, മത്തായി developed from the Hebrew form מתתיהו.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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