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.

Ancestry of “Matthew”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Matheu	—
2	Old French	Mathieu	—
3	Latin	matthaeus	—
4	Ancient Greek	Ματθαῖος	—
5	Hebrew	מַתִּתְיָהוּ	—
6	Hebrew	יהוה	YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7	Proto-Semitic	*haway-	—

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