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Matthew
ORIGIN

Hebrew

MEANING

Gift of God

A biblical name for one of the 12 apostles and the author of the first gospel in the New Testament. Ranked among the top 10 since 1972 and is one of the most common names found among English-speaking countries. Matt is a popular shortened form. "Friends" actor Matthew Perry has help keep the name current. Tennis star Mats Wilander uses the Swedish and Norwegian variation.

VARIATIONS

Mattie 

ALTERNATIVES

Mathew  Matheu  Mathieu  Matthieu 

NICKNAMES

Matt 

FAMOUS Matthews

Matthew McConaughey (actor)  Matt Kenseth (NASCAR driver)  Matthew Perry (actor)  Matt LeBlanc (actor)  Matthew Broderick (actor)  Matthew Fox (actor)  Matthew Lawrence (actor)  Matt Dillon (actor)  Matt Damon (actor)  Matthew Lillard (actor) 

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