Matthew

In English

Origin: From earlier Matheu, from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος ‎(Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ ‎(mattiṯyāhū), meaning "gift of the Lord".

Meaning(s):

-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.

-(biblical) The Gospel of St. Matthew, the first book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the first of the four gospels, a book attributed to Matthew the Evangelist.

-( male name -comes from the Hebrew language-) of biblical origin.

-(last name patronymic -comes from the language-)