The boy's name Matthew \m(a)-tthew\ is pronounced MATH-yoo. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "gift of the Lord". Biblical: the name of one of the twelve apostles, who wrote the first Gospel account of the life of Jesus. The alternate spelling Mathew is an English surname variant spelling. Mateo is a Spanish form; Matteo is Italian; Mateus is Portuguese. Mathieu and Matthieu are French forms. Actors Matthew Broderick, Matthew Modine, Matthew Perry, Matthew McConaughey, Matt Leblanc, Matt Damon; photographer Mathew Brady; poet Matthew Arnold; tennis celebrity Mats Wilander.

Matthew has 33 variant forms: Madteo, Madteos, Madtheos, Mat, Mata, Mateo, Mateus, Mateusz, Mathe, Matheu, Mathew, Mathian, Mathias, Mathieu, Matias, Matico, Mats, Matt, Mattaeus, Mattaus, Matteo, Matthaus, Mattheus, Matthias, Matthieu, Matthiew, Mattias, Mattie, Mattieu, Matty, Matvey, Matyas and Matz.

Matthew is a very common first name for men and also a very common last name for both men and women.

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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