Matias

Ultimately from Latin Matthias, from Koine Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of God”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtiɑs/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪iɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑtiɑs
• Syllabification^(key): Ma‧ti‧as
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧ti‧as

Matias

1. (biblical, obsolete) Matthias
2. a male given name

• This name, corresponding to Mattias in the modern Finnish Bible, has remained the most popular long form of the given name Matti in Finland.

• Matteus, Matti, Mattias

• Matias is the 70^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 10,145 male individuals (and as a middle name to 54,695 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 26 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• -maista, amista, maista, matsia, misata

• Matthias, Mattias, Mathias

Borrowed from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας (Matthías), earlier Ματταθίας (Mattathías), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Matityáhu).

• Hyphenation: Ma‧ti‧as

Matias m (invariable)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Matthias
2. (biblical) Matthias (the Apostle who replaced Judas)