Christian Names Meanings for Baby Boys Starting with M

Matthew

(MATH-yoo)

From the Hebrew name Matityahu, meaning "Gift from God." Matthew was one of Jesus's apostles and author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. The name has been popular since the 1960s. Origin.

Meaning: God's present Origin: Hebrew

Matthias

(mə-THIE-əs)

Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot. This was also the name of kings of Hungary, including Matthias I who made important reforms to the kingdom in the 15th century.

Meaning: Gift of god Origin: Hebrew

Matthieu

Matthieu is a given name or surname. It comes from French Matthieu, which is from Latin Matthaeus, derived from Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) from Hebrew מתתיהו (Matatyahu), מתיתיהו (Matityahu), meaning "gift of the Lord; gift of Yahweh".

Meaning: Gift of god Origin: Hebrew

Matthijs

Matthijs (also Mattijs, Mathijs and Matijs) is a Dutch form of the masculine given name "Matthew". It can also be a surname.

Matthäus

German form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.

Meaning: Gift of God Origin: Hebrew

Matti

(MA-ti)

Matti is a given name, originated from Hebrew (Mattityahu) meaning "gift of God". A popular Finnish version of Matthew (name). Matti (מתי) is also a short for the Yiddish Mattisyahu.

Meaning: God's present Origin: Finnish, Hebrew

Mattia

Meaning and origin. Mattia is a Italian mixed name. The meaning of the name is Gift of God.

Mattias

The name Mattias is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Mattias is: Gift from God.

Meaning: Gift of god Origin: Hebrew

Mattieu

The Hebrew name "מַתִּתְיָהוּ‬" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (Mattathias). ... The name is also sometimes used as an anglicisation of the Irish name Mathúin, meaning bear.

Meaning: Gift of God Origin: Hebrew

Mattithiah

Meaning & History. Form of Mattityahu (see MATTHEW) used in the English Old Testament, where it belongs to a few minor characters.

Meaning: The gift of the lord Origin: Israeli