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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Matthew
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Matthew
English, Biblical
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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".
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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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