Matthias

Mah-THY-us or Muh-TEE-us

Aramaic variation of Matthew

"gift of God"

Matthias Origin and Meaning

The name Matthias is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".

With Matthew sounding somewhat exhausted, and ancient endings sounding new again, this New Testament apostolic name makes an appealing and recommended choice. Both Mathias and Matias are well used in the Hispanic community, and throughout Europe. Will Ferrell and his Swedish wife chose Matias for their second son.

In the Bible, Matthias is the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches honor Matthias as a saint.

The Mathias spelling is used by George Eliot for the father of the protagonist of her novel Adam Bede.

Matthias is popular abroad, and especially in Austria, France, The Netherlands, Iceland and Belgium, where it is normally pronounced Muh-TEE-us, though Americans are more likely to say Mah-THY-us.

Matthias Rank in US Top 1000

# 465 in the US

Matthias Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 366 on Nameberry

Matthias Popularity

• 465 US 2022
• 366 Nameberry 2024
• 260 Future 2028
• 409 England 2021
• 129 Germany 2016
• 34 Iceland 2014
• 192 Switzerland 2019
• 29 Austria 2022

20 Names Similar to Matthias

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Famous People Named Matthias

• Saint Matthias Biblical apostle chosen to replace Judas
• Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary and Croatia
• Matthias Jakob Schleiden German botanist; founder of cell theory
• Matthias Loy (1828 1915), hymnist
• Matthias Schoenaerts Belgian actor
• Matthias Sammer German footballer and coach
• Matthias Steiner German,American weightlifter
• Matthias Jabs German guitarist of band Scorpions
• Matthias Grünewald German painter
• Matthias Kobbing German footballer

Matthias in Pop Culture

• Matthias Tunstall dog in the Provost's Dog series by Tamora Pierce
• Matthias mouse main character in "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
• Matthias Helvar character in Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows"
• Matthias Fredrick from Team Edge (YouTube)
• Matthias Schoenaerts Belgian Flemish actor, film producer, and graffiti artist
• Matthias character in Rebecca Stead's novel, First Light