The first name Mathias

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About the first name Mathias

Meaning

The name Mathias shares the meaning of Mathieu, “gift of God”.

Historical origin

The name Mathias comes from Greek and Latin forms of the Hebrew name Mattityahu.

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Mathias endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:ma-tiasma.tias

Frequency of the first name Mathias by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Mathias by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MathiasLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Mathias in baptisms by year.5037251201635170917831857193120051635–1639 1 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1710–1714 1 baptisms1755–1759 2 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1820–1824 5 baptisms1825–1829 9 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 15 baptisms1840–1844 23 baptisms1845–1849 36 baptisms1850–1854 39 baptisms1855–1859 24 baptisms1860–1864 29 baptisms1865–1869 26 baptisms1870–1874 33 baptisms1875–1879 32 baptisms1880–1884 17 baptisms1885–1889 21 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 11 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1905–1909 3 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1920–1924 1 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 3 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1995–1999 5 baptisms2000–2004 1 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms

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