Where does “Mats” come from?
Mats (Swedish) comes from Swedish Mattias, from Latin Matthiās, 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.
Mats (Swedish): Matthew
Definitions
- Matthew
Ancestry of “Mats”, step by step
Mats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Mattias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Mattias | Matthias |
| 2 | Latin | Matthiās | Saint Matthias the |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ματθίας | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ματταθίας | Mattathias |
| 5 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 7 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Swedish Matteus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Matteus | Matthew |