Matthias: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Matthias
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I know an Asian woman who named her son Matthias. She says people often ask her why she chose such a "European" name for her son, and why didn't she just choose Matthew instead.
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Matthias Grunewald, German Renaissance artist
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In Brian Jacques's children's book series, an adventurous young mouse named Matthias is the main character in the first book, "Redwall."
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Current Popularity of Matthias by State
Global Popularity of the Name Matthias
- #19 in Austria
- #32 in Iceland
- #97 in Belgium
- #255 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #772 in United States
Matthew is a globally fashionable classic. Whether it's Matteo in Italy, Mads in Denmark or Mathieu in Quebec, the name is uniformly hot. The form Matthias is heard in Germany and in English bibles. It could also work well for American babies, as kin to scholarly/archaic choices like Darius and Isaias.
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