Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Matthías is a romanization of Ματθίας. Ματθίας comes from Biblical Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Matthías’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Matthías has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew. In Icelandic usage, Matthías has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form Mathias. In Icelandic usage, Matthías has a conventional equivalent in the German form Matthäus.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Matthías has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
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.
People named Matthías
- Matthías JochumssonIcelandic poet (1835–1920)
- Matthías VilhjálmssonIcelandic association football playerborn 1987
- Matthías HallgrímssonIcelandic footballerborn 1946
- Matthías GuðmundssonIcelandic association football playerborn 1980
- Matthías Árni MathiesenIcelandic politician (1931-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Matthías, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mattathías
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Maadiah
“Yah totters” · “slipping for Yah”
>99% boys
Málkhos
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Mattatha
“gift of Yah”
>99% boys
malkīšōˁ
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Manoel
“God is with us”
99% boys · 1% girls
Mathusella
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Mathusela
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