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Where does “Matti” come from?

Matti (Finnish) comes from Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Matti (Finnish): a common male given name; Matt, common given...

Definitions

  1. a common male given name; Matt, common given...

Ancestry of “Matti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinMatthias—
2Ancient GreekΜατθίας—
3Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
4Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
5HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
6Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Matti”

  • Mattila
  • mattimeikäläinen
  • mattimyöhäinen
  • taskumatti
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →