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Mattias

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Matthiās, from Koine Greek Ματθίας (Matthías) &c., from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattiṯyāhū), from מַתָּנַת (gift, reward) + יהוה (YHWH, God). Doublet of Matthijs and Matteüs. Compare French Matthieu and Matthias.

Proper noun

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Mattias m

  1. (biblical) Matthias, the apostle

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyā́hū).

Proper noun

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Mattias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. a male given name from Hebrew
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Mattias m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • son of Mattias: Mattiasarson or Mattiasson
  • daughter of Mattias: Mattiasardóttir or Mattiasdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Mattias
accusative Mattias
dative Mattiasi
genitive Mattiasar, Mattias

Finnish

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Matthias.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑtːiɑs/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːiɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtːiɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): Mat‧ti‧as

Proper noun

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Mattias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form

Declension

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Inflection of Mattias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Mattias Mattiakset
genitive Mattiaksen Mattiasten
Mattiaksien
partitive Mattiasta Mattiaksia
illative Mattiakseen Mattiaksiin
singular plural
nominative Mattias Mattiakset
accusative nom. Mattias Mattiakset
gen. Mattiaksen
genitive Mattiaksen Mattiasten
Mattiaksien
partitive Mattiasta Mattiaksia
inessive Mattiaksessa Mattiaksissa
elative Mattiaksesta Mattiaksista
illative Mattiakseen Mattiaksiin
adessive Mattiaksella Mattiaksilla
ablative Mattiakselta Mattiaksilta
allative Mattiakselle Mattiaksille
essive Mattiaksena Mattiaksina
translative Mattiakseksi Mattiaksiksi
abessive Mattiaksetta Mattiaksitta
instructive Mattiaksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mattias (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
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Statistics

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  • Mattias is the 507th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 394 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,843 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Mattias

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Mathias, Mats, Mads

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Mattias m

  1. a male given name, variant of Matias

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Latin Matthias. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1247.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mattias c (genitive Mattias)

  1. (biblical) Matthias.
  2. a male given name
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References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 47 965 males with the given name Mattias (compared to 13 703 named Mathias) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.