Matthias

Mah-THY-us or Muh-TEE-us
Aramaic variation of Matthew
"gift of God"

Matthias Origin and Meaning

The name Matthias is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".

With Matthew sounding somewhat exhausted, and ancient endings sounding new again, this New Testament apostolic name makes an appealing and recommended choice. Both Mathias and Matias are well used in the Hispanic community, and throughout Europe. Will Ferrell and his Swedish wife chose Matias for their second son.

In the Bible, Matthias is the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. The Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches honor Matthias as a saint.

The Mathias spelling is used by George Eliot for the father of the protagonist of her novel Adam Bede.

Matthias is popular abroad, and especially in Austria, France, The Netherlands, Iceland and Belgium, where it is normally pronounced Muh-TEE-us, though Americans are more likely to say Mah-THY-us.

# 483 in the US

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# 688 on Nameberry

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Matthias Popularity

Famous People Named Matthias

  • Saint Matthias
    Biblical apostle chosen to replace Judas
  • Matthias Corvinus
    King of Hungary and Croatia
  • Matthias Jakob Schleiden
    German botanist; founder of cell theory
  • Matthias Loy (1828
    1915), hymnist
  • Matthias Schoenaerts
    Belgian actor
  • Matthias Sammer
    German footballer and coach
  • Matthias Steiner
    German,American weightlifter
  • Matthias Jabs
    German guitarist of band Scorpions
  • Matthias Grünewald
    German painter
  • Matthias Kobbing
    German footballer

Matthias in Pop Culture

  • Matthias Tunstall
    dog in the Provost's Dog series by Tamora Pierce
  • Matthias
    mouse main character in "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
  • Matthias Helvar
    character in Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows"
  • Matthias Fredrick
    from Team Edge (YouTube)
  • Matthias Schoenaerts
    Belgian Flemish actor, film producer, and graffiti artist
  • Matthias
    character in Rebecca Stead's novel, First Light