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Matthew

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From earlierMatheu, fromOld FrenchMathieu, fromLatinMatthaeus, fromAncient GreekΜατθαῖος(Matthaîos), fromAramaicמַתַּי(mattay). CompareHebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ(mattiṯyāhū, literally“gift of the Lord”).Doublet ofMattathias.

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Matthew (pluralMatthews)

  1. A malegiven name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
    • 1771,Tobias George Smollett,The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Harper&Brothers, published1836, page231:
      - - - My name isMatthew Bramble, at your service. The truth is, I have a foolish pique at the name ofMatthew, because it savours of those canting hypocrites, who in Cromwell's time, christened all their children by names taken from the Scripture."
    • 1979Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich,→ISBN, page 184:
      People with incorruptible names likeMatthew are always calling people named Charles, Charlie. I wish my folks had named meMatthew. Matt is the worst that can be made of it.
    • 2024 September 9, Hannah Rabinowitz, “Alleged leaders of White supremacist group charged in effort to encourage terrorism and hate crimes”, inCNN‎[1]:
      The men, 37-year-oldMatthew Allison and 34-year-old Dallas Humber, are the leaders of an online White supremacist group called the Terrorgram Collective, prosecutors say.
  2. Asurname originating as a patronymic.
  3. Matthew the Evangelist, one of the twelve Apostles. A publican or tax-collector at Capernaum and credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Matthew.
    Synonym:Levi
  5. (biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of theNew Testament of theBible. Traditionally the first of the fourgospels, abook attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.
    Synonym:Mat.(abbreviation)
    Comeronyms:Mark,Luke,John

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Translations

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male given name
biblical disciple
gospel of Matthew

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