At a Glance: Name: Matias – Meaning: gift of God/Yahweh — a Spanish form of Matthias, sharing the same Hebrew root as Matthew – Origin: Spanish (from Matthias, ultimately Hebrew Mattityahu) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: muh-TEE-us
Matias is a Spanish (from Matthias, ultimately Hebrew Mattityahu) boy's name meaning “gift of God/Yahweh — a Spanish form of Matthias, sharing the same Hebrew root as Matthew”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Matias
Meaning: Gift of God/Yahweh — a Spanish form of Matthias, sharing the same Hebrew root as Matthew.
Origin: Spanish (from Matthias, ultimately Hebrew Mattityahu).
A common claim: Matias is often assumed to simply be the Spanish equivalent of Matthew, meaning 'gift of God,' used interchangeably with Mateo. Actually: Matias isn't a direct form of Matthew — it descends from Matthias, a separate (though related) biblical apostle; the two names share the same Hebrew root and meaning but are technically distinct.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Matias
Phonetic: muh-TEE-us IPA: /məˈtiːəs/
Popularity of Matias
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1904–2024.
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