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Where does “Mattis” come from?

Mattis (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-.

Ancestry of “Mattis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMattias—
2LatinMatthiās—
3Ancient GreekΜατθίας—
4Ancient GreekΜατταθίαςMattathias
5Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ—
6HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
7Proto-Semitic*haway-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway- →