Given name & surname · also Slavic
Motiejus
Motiejus is a masculine given name from Old Church Slavonic, ultimately from Aramaic. It is used in Lithuanian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Motiejus comes from Old Church Slavonic, and ultimately from Aramaic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Lithuanian usage, Motiejus developed from Ματθαῖος. In Lithuanian usage, Motiejus developed from Матъѳѣи.
Motiejus’s family of names
In Lithuanian usage, Motiejus has a diminutive in MACIUS. In Lithuanian usage, Motiejus developed from the Ancient Greek form Ματθαῖος. In Lithuanian usage, Motiejus has a conventional equivalent in the English form Matthew.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Motiejus has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Aramaic roots to each of them.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Motiejus
- Motiejus ValančiusLithuanian bishop (1801–1875)
- Motiejus ŠumauskasLithuanian collaborator (1905-1982)
- Motiejus GustaitisLithuanian poet (1870-1927)
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