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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Matthew m. Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ 'gift of the Lord', Hellenicized first as Ματταθίας and then shortened to Ματθαῖος.

The name of one of the twelve apostles, one of the four evangelists, and a 15th C king of Hungary and Bohemia. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Matheu.

By the end of the Middle Ages, Matthew and Matthias were considered distinct names, despite their shared origin.

The English diminutive Mate is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Matesoñ (WRYPT1 p. 302).

Mahé is a typical western French spelling, while Mahieu is more typical of Normandy and Picardy. The diminutive form Macelin- can also be a hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Frankish madal, from Old High German, Old Saxon mahal 'council, meeting'.

Austria
Early New High German
1511 Mathes (nom) ChronSH p. 9
Belgium
Latin
1165 Mathei (gen) CartStBert 18
Middle Dutch
1336 Maihu (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 23, Matheuse (dat) ibid. p. 4, Mathijse (nom) ibid. p. 41, Mathise (obl) ibid. p. 4; 1417 Mathys (dat) AM6 p. 27; 1446 Matheus (nom) MPSA p. 39; 1447 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1448 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 39; 1449 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1450 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1451 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 40; 1452 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1453 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1454 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 41; 1455 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1456 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1457 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 42; 1458 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1459 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 43; 1460 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 43
Dutch
1597x1598 Matheus BoonenGes p. 331, Mathias ibid. p. 392, Mathieu ibid. p. 340, Mathys ibid. p. 321, Matthys ibid. p. 372
Brabant
Latin
1312 Mathie (gen) JeanIII p. 15
Croatia
Latin
1439x1482 Mathei (gen) Brgles p. 8, Mattheus (nom) ibid. p. 10; 1446 Mathey (gen) ibid. p. 11; 1544 Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 6, fn. 18
1439x1482 Mathe (nom) Brgles p. 8
Czech Republic
Latin
1314 Matheus (nom) Rössler1 6; 1316 Mathiam (acc) RTT-1.1 X; 1343 Matussii (gen) Rössler2 197, p. 97, Matussio (abl) ibid. 197, p. 97, Matussius (nom) ibid. 197, p. 97; 1345 Mathias (nom) CDEM-7.2 630, Mathie (dat) ibid. 605; 1347x1382 Mathias (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 1; 1348 Mathie (dat) chlumecky 9; 1349 Mathia (abl) ibid. 51, Mathias (nom) ibid. 25; 1353 Mathei (gen) ibid. 117, Matheo (abl) ibid. 60, Mathias (nom) ibid. 72, Matiey (nom) ibid. 99, Matyey (nom) ibid. 47, p. 23; 1355 Mathie (dat) ibid. 111, Mathya (acc) ibid. 94, Mathye (gen) ibid. 94; 1356 Mathie (dat) ibid. 178, p. 29; 1360 Matheus (nom) ibid. 472, p. 40; 1361x1377 Mathias (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 9; 1372 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1373 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 30; 1386 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 3; 1388 Matthaeus (nom) ibid. p. 15; 1407 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 7; 1410 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 8, Matthias (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1413 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 23; 1414 Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 23
1356 Maczek (nom) chlumecky 174, p. 28
Middle High German
1331 Mathes (nom) Rössler1 36; c1339 Mathes (nom) ibid. 93; 1340 Mathes (gen) ibid. 97; 1341 Mathes (gen) ibid. 33; 1361 Mathes (nom) ibid. 82; 1364 Mathes (nom) ibid. 59; 1365 Mathes (nom) ibid. 58, Mathias (nom) ibid. 58; 1370 Mathes (nom) ibid. 62; 1373 Matess (nom) ibid. 102, Mathes (nom) ibid. 102
Denmark
Latin
1362 Matthias (nom) MIRGPCM4 XVI-V
Danish
1581 Madtz KD-1 no. 362, Matthis ibid. no. 362, Matz ibid. no. 362
1581 Theus KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
1189 Matheus (nom) GASurv p. 90; 1279–80 Mathei (gen) WaHR-SK p. 76; 1296 Mathey (gen) RCS-1 p. 94b, Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 93a; 1297 Matheus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 1; 1340xc1450 Matheus (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 4; 1379 Matheus (nom) WRYPT1 p. 5; 1381 Mathei (gen) FenPT-2 p. 6, Matheum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 114; 1560 Matheus (nom) RegSoAMar p. 2; 1561 Mathei (gen) RegSoABap p. 4; 1562 Mathei (gen) ibid. p. 6; 1566 Mathei (gen) ibid. p. 11; 1592 Matheus (nom) AuFr Wale; 1599 Mathei (gen) RegPat p. 42
Anglo-French
1245–1250[1586] Maheu Glover 191, Mahewe ibid. 116, Mathew ibid. 171, Mayhewe ibid. 78
Dutch
1571 Matthys AuFr p. 91; 1572 Mattheus ibid. Baen, Matthijs ibid. Anthonis; 1573 Matheus ibid. Buen, Mattheus ibid. Luls; 1574 Mattheus ibid. Stilte, Matthis ibid. Gilbode; 1575 Matheus ibid. Matheus, Mathieuw ibid. Bons, Mattheus ibid. Luls, Matthijs ibid. Jansen; 1576 Matheus ibid. Beun; 1577 Matheus ibid. Ghilberts; 1578 Mattheus ibid. Gast; 1579 Matheus ibid. Bon, Mathias ibid. Eussenkercht; 1580 Matheus ibid. Capellen, Mattheus ibid. Luls, Matthias ibid. Gilbertz, Matthis ibid. Gilbertz; 1581 Mattheus ibid. Bone; 1582 Mattheus ibid. Bone; 1583 Mahieu ibid. Frenoij, Mathijs ibid. Allensson, Matthis ibid. Gilbertz, Matthys ibid. Lenardts; 1584 Mahieu ibid. Frenoij, Mathias ibid. Boudaen, Matthys ibid. p. 90; 1586 Matthijs ibid. Boudaen; 1587 Matthis ibid. Gilbertz; 1588 Mathys ibid. Beke, Matthis ibid. Gilbertz; 1589 Mathijs ibid. Faber, Mathys ibid. p. 85, Matthijs ibid. Boudaen, Matthys ibid. Pappel; 1590 Mahieu ibid. Blaeuvoet, Matheus ibid. Waele, Mattheeus ibid. Gilbertz, Matthis ibid. Gilbertz; 1591 Mattheus ibid. Beun; 1592 Matthijs ibid. Verbek; 1593 Matthis ibid. Gilbertz; 1594 Mattheus ibid. Stilte, Matthijs ibid. Wale; 1595 Mathijs ibid. Beke; 1596 Matheus ibid. Stelte, Mattheus ibid. Reijnier; 1597 Matheus ibid. Stelte, Mattheus ibid. Marchant; 1598 Mattheus ibid. Hoijau; 1599 Mathijs ibid. Verbeke, Mattheus ibid. Stilte
Early Modern English
1530 Mathew LIWill-III p. 84, Mathewe ibid. p. 70; 1532–1533 Mathew CovGuild-2 p. 101; 1534 Mathew ibid. p. 128; 1541 Mathew BarnstapleBap p. 2; 1542 Matthew ibid. p. 3; 1543 Mathew ibid. p. 3; 1545 Mathew ibid. p. 5; 1546 Matthew DEmar-vol1 p. 79; 1551 Mathew BarnstapleBap p. 7; 1553 Mathew ibid. p. 8; 1554 Mathew ibid. p. 8; 1555 Mathew ibid. p. 9; 1556/57 Mathew PRThirsk p. 2; 1557 Mathew BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1558/9 Mathew RegSoABap p. 2; 1560 Mathew BarnstapleBap p. 10; 1561 Mathew Redruth-Co p. 6; 1564 Mathew OrpingtonKe p. 2; 1565 Mathew Bar-in-El p. 11, StAnthonlin p. 17; 1567/8 Mathew RegBisham p. 19; 1567 Mathewe BEmar-vol2 p. 2; 1568 Mathew StAnthonlin p. 19; 1569 Mathew SurMus II; 1570/1 Mathew RegPat p. 100; 1571 Mathew StAnthonlin p. 21; 1572 Mathew RegBath p. 2; 1572/3 Mathewe SurMus p. 169; 1573 Mathew RegPat p. 102, Mathewe Bar-in-El p. 21; 1574 Mathew DEmar-vol1 p. 83, SurMus p. 176, Mathewe Bar-in-El p. 23; 1575 Mathew bruton1 p. 114; 1578 Mathew OrpingtonKe p. 5; 1580 Mathewe BEmar-vol1 p. 10; 1581 Mathew RegBath p. 5, Mathewe OrpingtonKe p. 6; 1583 Mathew ibid. p. 6; 1583/4 Mathew RegPat p. 105; 1583 Mathew SurMus p. 185; 1583/4 Mathew ibid. p. 20, Mathewe ibid. p. 24; 1584 Mathew RegBath p. 6, RegPat p. 35, Mathewe SurMus p. 190; 1586 Mathew Bar-in-El p. 34; 1586/7 Mathew RegBath p. 7; 1587/8 Mathew bruton1 p. 117; 1588 Mathew OrpingtonKe p. 8, Matthew Bar-in-El p. 26, DEmar-vol2 p. 15, Matthewe RegBath p. 8; 1589 Matthew DEmar-vol2 p. 19; 1590 Mathew RegBath p. 9; 1591 Mathew RegBisham p. 20; 1592 Mathew DEmar-vol1 p. 86, RegBath p. 10, Mathias BEmar-vol1 p. 15; 1593 Mathew RegBath p. 10, WAmar-1 p. 132, Mathewe OrpingtonKe p. 76, Matthew COmar-vol2 p. 24, DEmar-vol2 p. 26; 1594 Matthew BUmar-vol9 p. 8; 1595 Matthew DEmar-vol2 p. 31; 1596 Mathew COmar-vol5 p. 86; 1596/7 Mathew RegPat p. 41; 1596 Mathewe bruton1 p. 123, Matthew DEmar-vol2 p. 33; 1597 Mathew DEmar-vol1 p. 87, RegPat p. 41, Mathewe BEmar-vol1 p. 17, BEmar-vol2 p. 4; 1598 Mathew DEmar-vol1 p. 87, Mathewe Bar-in-El p. 32, Matthew DEmar-vol2 p. 39; 1599 Mathewe Bar-in-El p. 35, Matthew BEmar-vol2 p. 31, COmar-vol2 p. 73
Middle French
1567 Mathieu WCS p. 3; 1568/9 Mahieu ibid. p. 4; 1568 Mathieu ibid. p. 39; 1568/9 Mathieu ibid. p. 4; 1568 Matthieu ibid. p. 4; 1569 Mathieu ibid. p. 5; 1570 Mathieu ibid. p. 6; 1571 Mathieu ibid. p. 6, matieu ibid. p. 41; 1572 Masieau ibid. p. 7; 1572/3 Massé ibid. p. 7; 1572 Matieu ibid. p. 7; 1573 Mathieu ibid. p. 41; 1574 Matieu ibid. p. 42; 1575 Mathieu ibid. p. 85, matieu ibid. p. 11; 1576 Mathieu ibid. p. 12, matieu ibid. p. 12; 1577 matieu ibid. p. 12; 1578 matieu ibid. p. 14; 1579 matieu ibid. p. 14; 1580 Matieu ibid. p. 15; 1581 Matieu ibid. p. 16; 1582 Matieu ibid. p. 45; 1583 Mathieu ibid. p. 46; 1584 Mathieu ibid. p. 18; 1586 Matthieu ibid. p. 47; 1590 Mathieu ibid. p. 49, Matthieu ibid. p. 22; 1591 Matthieu ibid. p. 23; 1593 Matthieu ibid. p. 25; 1594 Matthieu ibid. p. 51; 1596 Matthieu ibid. p. 52; 1597 Matthieu ibid. p. 52; 1598 Matthieu ibid. p. 52; 1599 Matthieu ibid. p. 106
1572/3 Mahiet WCS p. 7
Walloon
1581/2 Mathieu RWC p. 4; 1581 Mathieu ibid. p. 562, Mathius ibid. p. 562, Mathu ibid. p. 562; 1582 Mathias ibid. p. 5, Mathieu ibid. p. 5; 1582/3 Mathieu ibid. p. 563; 1583/4 Mahieu ibid. p. 8; 1583 Mathieu ibid. p. 6; 1583/4 Mathieu ibid. p. 7; 1584 Mahieu ibid. p. 8; 1590/1 Mathieu ibid. p. 15; 1590 Mathieu ibid. p. 441, Mathiu ibid. p. 13; 1591/2 Mahieu ibid. p. 20; 1591 Mahieu ibid. p. 563, Mathieu ibid. p. 18; 1592/3 Mahieu ibid. p. 26, Mathieu ibid. p. 25; 1592 Mathieu ibid. p. 564; 1593 Mahieu ibid. p. 29, Mathieu ibid. p. 564; 1594 Mathieu ibid. p. 32; 1595 Mathieu ibid. p. 37; 1596 Mathieu ibid. p. 41; 1596/7 Mathieu ibid. p. 45; 1597 Mathieu ibid. p. 45, Mathis ibid. p. 47; 1598 Mathieu ibid. p. 48; 1598/9 Mathieu ibid. p. 51; 1599 Mathieu ibid. p. 52
Estonia
Middle Low German
1379 Mathias BbRT p. 336; 1383 Mathias ibid. p. 337; 1396 Mathias ibid. p. 341; 1405 Mathias ibid. p. 344; 1415 Mathias ibid. p. 347; 1434 Mattyies ibid. p. 356; 1524x1532 Matthys (nom) Saareste1923a p. 102, Mattys (nom) Saareste1923b p. 137, Matys (nom) ibid. p. 138; 1525 Mattis (gen) Hiiumaa p. 147; 1543 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 151
1409 Thewes BbRT p. 345; 1524x1532 Thewe Saareste1923a p. 103, metzu (gen) Saareste1923b p. 138, metzw (gen) ibid. p. 138; 1592 Matt Tiik1977 p. 286, Matz ibid. p. 285, Maz ibid. p. 285, Thies ibid. p. 287
Early Modern Swedish
1564 Matthias (nom) Hiiumaa p. 44
1564 Matz (nom) Hiiumaa p. 178; 1565 Matz (nom) ibid. p. 241; 1576 Matz (nom) ibid. p. 22; 1583 Matz (nom) ibid. p. 172; 1591 Matz (nom) ibid. p. 211; 1595 Matte ibid. p. 172, Matz (nom) ibid. p. 281; 1599 Matz (nom) ibid. p. 88
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Mattseij (nom) Audén1980 p. 172
1548 Matts (nom) Audén1980 p. 169, Matz (nom) ibid. p. 167
France
Latin
1070 Matheus (nom) LDS appendix, XXIX; a1114 Matheus (nom) CartStPC XXXI; c1120 Matheus (nom) CartNoyers CDXXXVI; 1130 Matheus (nom) CartStPC VIII; 1132 Matheus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 5; 1143x1146 Matheus (nom) ibid. 12; 1147 Matheus (nom) ibid. 15; 1158 Matheus (nom) ibid. 33; 1163 Mathei (gen) ibid. 100; 1163–64 Matheus (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Matheum (acc) ibid. 123, Matheus (nom) ibid. 120; 1169 Matheus (nom) ibid. 136; 1171 Matheus (nom) ibid. 140; 1174 Matheo (abl) ibid. 158; 1179 Mathei (gen) ibid. 178, Matheus (nom) ibid. 178; 1190 Matheus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CII; 1193 Matheo (dat) ibid. CXLIX; 1214 Matheum (acc) NDParisII 2-LI; 1217 Matheus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXXI; 1238 Mathei (gen) ibid. CXLV; 1241 Mathei (gen) ibid. XXIX, Matheus (nom) ibid. XXIX; 1243 Mathei (gen) NDParisII 2-LXXXVII; 1255x1256 Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-CXIII; 1257 Matheus (nom) ArrestReg-volI VIII, St. Martin; 1258 Matheus (nom) ibid. VII, Candlemas; 1260 Matheum (acc) ibid. III, St. Martin, Matheus (nom) ibid. XV, St. Martin; 1261 Matheo (abl) ibid. IV, BMV, Matheus (nom) ibid. IV, BMV; 1267 Mathei (gen) NDParisII 2-XXI, Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-II; 1268 Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-V; 1269 Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-III; 1270 Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-XLI; 1273 Matheus (nom) ibid. 2-XLIII; 1301 Mathei (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 220, Matheo (abl) ibid. p. 176, Matheum (acc) ibid. p. 212, Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 176, Mathias (nom) ibid. p. 199; 1350 Mathiam (acc) SDHK no. 6039; 1376 Matheus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 383; 1378 Mathei (gen) hanquetvol1 178, Matheo (dat) ibid. 14, Matheum (acc) ibid. 988, Matheus (nom) ibid. 545, Mathias (nom) ibid. 1841, Mathie (gen) ibid. 733; 1471 Matheo (abl) MHCG2 234; 1564 Matheus (nom) FlorLyon p. 172
1047 Macelino (abl) CartNDSaintes I; 1263 Macioto (abl) NDParisII 1-I
Old French
1280 Maci (obl) HistHdVParis p. 105; 1292 Maci (obl) ibid. p. 116, Macy 1292paris p. 1, Mahi (obl) HistHdVParis p. 114; 1294 Maci (obl) ibid. p. 126; 1296 Maci paris1296 p. 20, Mahi ibid. p. 3; 1298 Mahi (obl) HistHdVParis p. 142, Mahy (obl) ibid. p. 142; 1299 Mahi (obl) ibid. p. 145; 1301 Mahieu (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 234, Mahieus (nom) ibid. p. 276, Mahiex (nom) ibid. p. 271, Maihieu (obl) ibid. p. 276, Mathieu (obl) ibid. p. 233; 1302 Mathieu NDParisII XXXV; 1313 Maci Paris1313 p. 5, Macy ibid. p. 8, Mahi ibid. p. 31, Mahy ibid. p. 23; 1337 Mahieu (obl) NDParisII 1-LII
1296 Maciot paris1296 p. 12; 1299 Mahiet (obl) HistHdVParis p. 146; 1313 Maciot Paris1313 p. 24, Macyot ibid. p. 153, Mahiet ibid. p. 57, Matelin ibid. p. 122
Middle French
1358 Mahieu LeCoq p. 383; 1364 Mahieu ActsCharlesV no. 94, Mathieu ibid. no. 76; 1368 Mathieu beauchet-vol1 p. 14; 1386 Macé MemBret-II col. 513; 1388 Mahieu thierry; 1392 Mace MemBret-II col. 597, Mahieu ibid. col. 599; 1415[1469x1471] Mahieu Waurin p. 225; 1418 Mace DdB1418 p. 203, Macé ibid. p. 198, HGParis p. 374, Mahieu ibid. p. 376, Mathieu DdB1418 p. 200, HGParis p. 378; 1421 Mace Laroche no. 6, Macé ibid. no. 6, favier 290, Mahieu ibid. 859, Mathieu ibid. 310, Mathé ibid. p. 164; 1423 Macé ibid. 259; 1479 Macé Laroche no. 2; 1504 Mathieu HistHdVParis no. 6; 1562 Mathieu RegPCC-1 p. 10; 1563 Matthieu ibid. p. 24; 1564 Macé ibid. p. 61, Mathieu ibid. p. 60; 1565 Massieu ibid. p. 118; 1566 Macé ibid. p. 221, Mathieu ibid. p. 198; 1567 Mathieu ibid. p. 280; 1568 Mathieu ibid. p. 379; 1571 Mathieu ibid. p. 441; 1572 Mathieu ibid. p. 491; 1587 Mathieu RTFProvins 3
1418 Macin HGParis p. 378, Maciot ibid. p. 374, Mahiet DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373, Mathelin DdB1418 p. 199; 1421 Mahiet favier 142, Mathelin ibid. 449; 1423 Mahiet ibid. 458, Mathelin ibid. 218; 1438 Mahiet ibid. 257; 1440 Mathelin Laroche no. 5; 1479 Mathelin ibid. no. 2; 1493 Mathelin MSR1838 p. 379; 1570 Mathelin RegPCC-1 p. 434
Germany
Latin
1174 Matheus (nom) quix-vol1 32; 1197 Matheus (nom) hennes-vol1 1, Mattheus (nom) ibid. 2; 1198 Matheus (nom) ibid. 3; 1271 Matheus (nom) ibid. 218; 1276 Matheus (nom) ibid. 246; 1278 Matheo (dat) ibid. 264; 1288 Mathyas (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXV; 1289 Mathia (abl) hennes-vol1 318; 1293 Mathias (nom) ibid. 326; 1310 Matheus (nom) VFBStralsund 11; 1332 Mathiam (acc) ibid. 36; 1394 Mathei (gen) SMM p. 173, Mathie (gen) ibid. p. 194, Mathye (gen) ibid. p. 170; 1401 Matheo (dat) HD1401 no. 2, Mathye (dat) ibid. no. 21
Early New High German
1401 Matheis (nom) mairhofer DCLXIX; 1497 Mates Nurn1497 269, Mathes ibid. p. 2
Middle Low German
1376 Mathyas (nom) UrkMeck19 10820; 1453 Mathias VFBStralsund 677, Mathies ibid. 677; 1454 Mathias ibid. 679; 1472 Mathias ibid. 684
Hungary
Latin
1317 Mathaei (gen) CDH-VIII-II IV, Matthaei (gen) ibid. VI, Matthaeo (abl) ibid. VI, Matthaeum (acc) ibid. VII, Matthaeus (nom) ibid. VI
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Mathei (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 14, Mathias (nom) ibid. III, p. 8; 1431 Matheum (acc) RegOct 50; 1497 Matheum (acc) ibid. 38
Early Modern English
1540 Mathew Fiants-1 128, Matthew ibid. 111
Italy
Latin
1174x1176 Matheus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 163; 1177 Matheus (nom) ibid. 164; 1236 Mathei (gen) TirNot1 10; 1265x1339 Mafei (gen) BBC-Berg 138, Mafey (gen) ibid. 247; 1285 Mafei (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157, Mafutii (gen) ibid. p. 160, Mathei (gen) ibid. p. 159; 1302 Matheus (nom) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 52; 1304 Matheo (dat) ibid. p. 54; 1306 Matheo (abl) ibid. p. 58; 1324 Mactheus (nom) DSF p. 47, 3726; 1326 Mathei (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 446, Matheus (nom) ibid. no. 446, Mathia (abl) ibid. no. 427; 1348 Macii (gen) INP 18, Macius (nom) ibid. 23, Macthei (gen) ibid. 3, Mactheo (dat) ibid. 26, Mactheus (nom) ibid. 35; 1366 Mactei (gen) Livi 107, Maffi (gen) ibid. 53, Mattei (gen) ibid. 86, Mattheus (nom) ibid. 88, Matthey (gen) ibid. 107; 1367 Mathei (gen) ibid. 147, Matteus (nom) ibid. 164, Matthei (gen) ibid. 131/132; 1368 Maffei (gen) ibid. 237, Matteus (nom) ibid. 203, Mattey (gen) ibid. 202; 1369 Mactey (gen) ibid. 254, Macthey (gen) ibid. 245, Maffei (gen) ibid. 244; 1382 Matei (gen) Sav14thC 11; 1387 Mathei (gen) Venditti II-92, Matheus (nom) ibid. II-2029; 1408 Matheo (dat) CatTir1 42; 1449 Mathei (gen) VitAs2 V; 1450 Mathia (abl) ibid. X, Mathiam (acc) ibid. X; 1464 Matheus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1470 Maffeo (abl) RCCaetani6 1192; 1478 Macthei (gen) ibid. 2720, Mattheo (abl) ibid. 2720; 1521 Matei (gen) VitAs2 III, Mathei (gen) ibid. I; 1522x1532 Machtius (nom) DSF p. 52, 29, Macteus (nom) ibid. p. 53, 37, Mactius (nom) ibid. p. 58, 35, Maffeo (abl) ibid. p. 51, 23, Matheus (nom) ibid. p. 54, 58; 1527 Mattej (gen) Rome1527 p. 89, Matthei (gen) ibid. p. 85, Mattheo (abl) ibid. p. 83, Mattheus (nom) ibid. p. 86
1265x1339 Mafiolla (gen) BBC-Berg 624; 1285 Mathioli (gen) Perugia1285 p. 159; 1326 Mathiussio (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 422, Mathiussium (acc) ibid. no. 426; 1348 Mactheolus (nom) INP 24, Macthocius (nom) ibid. 3; 1387 Macthutii (gen) Venditti II-81; 1464 Mafiolus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1522x1532 Mactiellus (nom) DSF p. 56, 2
Italian
1429–1430 Matteo DiaryLMA p. 266; 1513x1521 Matheo LeoX p. 13, Mathia ibid. p. 17, Mattheo ibid. p. 16
Latvia
Latin
1289 Mathe (nom) RigSB 222
Middle Low German
1463 Mathias Arbusow p. 99; 1508 Mathais Mettig1892 p. 5; 1512 Mathias ibid. p. 5; 1514 Mathies ibid. p. 11; 1524 Matthias Arbusow p. 99; 1561 Mattis Arbuzov1920 p. 46
1523 Mattis Mettig1892 p. 4, Mattys Arbusow p. 100; 1524 Mattys ibid. p. 99; 1532 Mattz ibid. p. 97; 1545 Mattis ibid. p. 99; 1565x1577 Matz ibid. p. 98; 1573 Matz Arbuzov1920 p. 47
Lithuania
Latin
1551x1555 Maczis (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 85
Polish
1551x1555 Macziey (nom) Kaunas2006 p. 85; 1561x1565 Macʒieia (gen) ibid. p. 83, Macʒiey (nom) ibid. p. 85; 1587x1591 Massisʒ (nom) ibid. p. 85
The Netherlands
Middle Dutch
1383 Mathijs (nom) GesOIJ-4 p. 186
Dutch
1560 Matthys MagMiddelburg-1560; 1573 Matthys ibid.; 1574 Matthys ibid., NHG-Middelburg p. 69; 1575 Matthys MagMiddelburg-1560; 1576 Mahieu NHG-Middelburg p. 69, Matthys MagMiddelburg-1560; 1577 Matthys ibid.; 1596 Matthys ibid.; 1597 Matthys ibid.; 1598 Matthys ibid.; 1599 Matthys ibid.
Poland
Latin
1234 matheus (nom) CDT1 XIV; 1289 Mathia (abl) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXVII; 1437 Mathia (abl) CDP2-2 CCCXC; 1441 Mathias (nom) ibid. CCCXCII; 1444 Mathias (nom) ibid. CCXCV; 1445 Mathias (nom) ibid. CCCXCVI; 1447 Mathias (nom) ibid. CCCC; 1452 Mathia (abl) ibid. CCCCIII; 1455 Mathia (abl) ibid. CCCCVII; 1459 Mathiam (acc) ibid. CCCCXII, Mathias (nom) ibid. CCCCXII
Portugal
Latin
1179 Matheus (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 4
Scotland
Latin
1376 Mathei (gen) morton-vol1 16, Matheo (dat) ibid. 16; 1392 Matheo (abl) CartLevenax p. 11
Scots
1506 Matho RegDunf 497
Spain
Latin
1488 Matthiae (gen) carbonell-I p. 16; 1491 Matthei (gen) ibid. p. 52, Mattheus (nom) ibid. p. 52
Catalan
1510 Matheu valencia1510 3192, Mathia ibid. 2658
Spanish
1495 Mateu montalvo; 1575 Mateo Catalogo-5.2 3800; 1576 Matias ibid. 4026
Sweden
Latin
1350 Mathei (gen) SDHK no. 6043, Mathias (nom) ibid. no. 6014, Mathis (gen) ibid. no. 6024; 1383 Mathias (nom) SRA-vol2 no. 1908; 1411 Mathiam (acc) SDHK no. 17654
Old Swedish
1358 Mathosa (gen) SDHK no. 7337; 1383 Mathis (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1943, Mathiussa (gen) ibid. no. 1915, Matiwssa (gen) ibid. no. 1934, Matthis ibid. no. 1944, Mattius ibid. no. 1922; 1406 Matis (nom) SDHK no. 16646; 1408 Mates (nom) ibid. no. 17116, Matis (nom) ibid. no. 17116; 1409 Matias (nom) ibid. no. 17250, Matis (nom) ibid. no. 17250, Matissa (gen) ibid. no. 17250, Mattissa (gen) ibid. no. 17369; 1411 Mattis (nom) ibid. no. 17735; 1414 Matis (nom) ibid. no. 18236; 1418 Mattis (nom) ibid. no. 19090; 1498 Mattis (nom) HGS p. 150; 1499 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 151; 1500 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 151; 1503 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 151; 1504 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 151
1411 Matz (nom) SDHK no. 17663; 1505 Mats (gen) HGS p. 151; 1506 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 152; 1507 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 152; 1508 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 152; 1510 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 152; 1511 Mat (gen) ibid. p. 153, Mats (gen) ibid. p. 152; 1512 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 153; 1513 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 153; 1514 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 153; 1515 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 153; 1516 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 153; 1517 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1518 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 154; 1519 Mats (gen) ibid. p. 154
Early Modern Swedish
1539 Mattis (nom) HGS p. 157; 1540 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 158; 1541 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 159; 1542 Mattes (nom) ibid. p. 158; 1544 Mattis (nom) ibid. p. 158
1542 Matt (nom) HGS p. 158
Switzerland
Latin
1179 Matheo (dat) CartHaut 24, Matheus (nom) ibid. 24; 1235 Matheus (nom) CLC p. 25; 1455 Mathee (dat) MHCG2 225
Middle French
1550 Mattey MHCG2 319
Early New High German
1554 Mathys (nom) MHCG2 332
Ukraine
Latin
1469 Mathiam (acc) AGZ-18 36, Mathie (gen) ibid. 18; 1480 Mathias (nom) ibid. CIX-1316
1469 Maczek (abl) AGZ-18 36
Wales
Early Modern English
1592 Matho RegLlantrithyd p. 34
Cite as: A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Matthew". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Matthew.