Given name & surname · also Latin
Matouš
“gift of the Lord”
Matouš is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Czech.
Original LatinMatthaeus
Meaning & origin
What it means
Matouš goes back to Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), meaning “gift of the Lord.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Matouš comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Czech usage, Matouš developed from MATTHAEUS. In Czech usage, Matouš developed from Ματθαῖος.
Matouš’s family of names
In Czech usage, Matouš has a diminutive in Matoušek. In Czech usage, Matouš developed from the Latin form MATTHAEUS. In Czech usage, Matouš has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew.
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Around the world
Matouš has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Matthaeusroot · Latin
- MatthewEnglish
- MatteoItalian
- MatthieuFrench
- MateuszPolish
- MatteusSwedish
- MatthäusGerman
- Ματθαῖοςroot · Ancient Greek
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Matouš
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