Jewish Baby Names

Matthew

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

• Meaning: Matthew is the English form of Mattityahu.
• Biblical: Mattityahu the Priest was the leader and father of the Maccabees, who defeated the Assyrians in the story of Hanukkah.
• Gender: Male
• Origin: Hebrew (became Greek and Latin, and eventually English)
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