Matt Name Meaning & Origin
Matt
Origin of the name Matthew:
A derivative of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Matthaeus and the Ecclesiastic Greek Matthaios and Matthias, contractions of Mattathias. The name has its root in the Hebrew Matityah, which is derived from mattīthyāh (gift of God).
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Every Matt I know has a massive shlong, myself included, us Matts go crazy off a bean and will even become angry if someone says "small shlong" or "black"
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Short form of Matthew or Mathias.
- Famous real-life people named Matt
Matt Walst, lead singer for the bands Three Days Grace and My Darkest Days.
Matt Good, Kit Fysto and former lead guitarist for the bands D.R.U.G.S. and From First To Last.
Matt Tuck, lead singer for Bullet For My Valentine
Matt Kean, Bring Me The Horizon
Matt Nicholls, Bring Me The Horizon
Matt Webb, Marianas Trench
Matt Smith, British actor who played the role of "The Doctor" in Doctor Who from 2010 to 2013.
Matt(hew) Fox, television actor
Matt "Big Daddy" Holliday, American MLB left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Matt Garza, American MLB pitcher with the Chicago Cubs.
Matt Hasselbeck, American Football League quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.
Matt Ryan, American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
Matt Lauer, American television journalist.
Matt LeBlanc, American Actor.
Matt Groening, American cartoonist, producer and creator of The Simpsons and Futurama.
Matt Damon, American actor.
Matt Kemp, MLB outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Matt Flyzik All Time Low tour manager
Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Automattic.
Matt Hargreaves, Voice actor for "Eddsworld"- Matt in song, story & screen
Matt Dillon, American actor
Matt Donovan, Character in the books and TV show "The Vampire Diaries"