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Where does “Mathieu” come from?

Mathieu (Old French) comes from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway-.

Ancestry of “Mathieu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmatthaeus—
2Ancient GreekΜατθαῖος—
3Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
4HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
5Proto-Semitic*haway-—

Words derived from “Mathieu”

  • Matthew
  • Matheson
  • Mathieson
  • Matheu
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →