Given name · Georgian
მათე
“gift of God”·“a gift from God”
მათე (mate) is a masculine given name from Old Georgian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Georgian.
GeorgianWritten in Georgian script. In English: Matthew.
Meaning & origin
What it means
მათე is Mate written in the Georgian alphabet. Mate is a variant of Matthew. Interpretations include “gift of God” (Hebrew) and “a gift from God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
მათე comes from Old Georgian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Georgian usage, მათე developed from Ματθαῖος.
მათე’s family of names
In Georgian usage, მათე developed from the Ancient Greek form Ματθαῖος. In Georgian usage, მათე has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew. In Georgian usage, მათე has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Mateusz.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
მათე has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere მათე comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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