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The Name Matthew - Origin and Meaning of Matthew
  



The Name Matthew - Origin and Meaning of Matthew


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Matthew

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Matthew

English, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Matthew

The name Matthew comes from the name Matthaios, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Mattityahu meaning "gift of Yahweh".

Famous Bearers

Saint Matthew was one of Jesus's Twelve Apostles and the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament.
Bearers of the name include Matthew Broderick (born 1962), an American actor; Matthew Fox (born 1966), an American actor and model; Matthew McConaughey (born 1969), an American actor; Matthew Perry (born 1969), a Canadian-American actor.
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