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Mathias.

a male given name from Danish [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Matthias

7 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/¹maˈtiː.as/[mɑˈtìː.ɑ̌s]
  1. a male given name from Danish [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Matthias

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Danish Mathias, a spelling variant of Matthias, from Latin Matthias, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattīṯyāhū, “gift of Yahweh”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Mathias, Swedish Mathias, Finnish Mathias and Greenlandic Mathias.

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