Where does “Matthew” come from?

Matthew is an English given name derived from Old French Mathieu, Latin Matthaeus, Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, and Aramaic מַתַּי, meaning gift of God.

Matthew (English): of biblical origin

Definitions

  1. of biblical origin

Ancestry of “Matthew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMatheu—
2Old FrenchMathieu—
3Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
4Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
5Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
6HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

Words derived from “Matthew”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →Every word from Hebrew יהוה →Every word from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ →