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- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
Matti (Finnish): a common male given name; Matt, common given...
Definitions
- a common male given name; Matt, common given...
Ancestry of “Matti”, step by step
Matti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin Matthias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Matthias | Saint Matthias the |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ματθίας | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ματταθίας | Mattathias |
| 4 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Latin Matthaeus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Matthaeus | of biblical origin |