Mat name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Usage: Hindi, Malay, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Tamil and Telugu

Pronunciation: mat

Meaning: Gift of God, Diminutive of Matthew, The Praiseworthy and Undorstood

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What does Mat mean?
Variations of Mat
How popular is Mat?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Mat
Famous People Named Mat
Lists having Mat

What does Mat mean?

Illustrous and Evergreen boy name Mat is used majorly in Tamil, Hindi, Finnish, Telugu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Swedish, Bengali, Malay, Danish, Kannada, Oriya and Marathi. Its origin is in Arabic, English and Hebrew, meaning of Mat is "Gift of the Lord, Diminutive of Matthew, The Praiseworthy or Undorstood".

Mat is variation of lofty and biblical Matti. Matti is a form of commonly accepted and perennial Mathilda. Also Matti is version of Its Variant Forms. Matti is also a form of evergreen and widely accepted Matthias.

Matti is also version of Matthæus. Matti is shortened form of Matw. Acclaimed and Ever lasting Matti came from Hebrew language, meaning of Matti is "Lady and Gift of Yahweh".

How do I pronounce Mat?

One syllabled Mat is most commonly pronounced as mat.

Variants of Mat

Matti, Matthaeus, Matthaios, Mathilda, Matthias, Matthæus, Matty, Juhamatti

How popular is the name Mat?

Mat is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 81 years of usage and 790 bearers, the name could just made to the top 442 names in 1880 before vanishing in 2010.

There are over 790 babies that have been given the name Mat in United States. Mat is a rare baby name in England and Wales however it is still in use.

However things change on global perspective, Mat is extremely popular in Indonesia where every 1 in 3000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and South Sudan.

According to our findings, at least 240000 people have been bestowed Mat around the globe.

Year	Rank	Births
2010	10760	6
1985	6524	5
1979	5356	6
1976	3725	9
1975	4307	7
1974	3836	8
1972	3153	10
1971	3657	8
1970	3072	10
1969	2682	11

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Here's what numbers has to say about Mat

People admire your charm and independent attitude about everything. You believe that nothing is impossible until your heart beats. Your primary goal is to create a life you won't need a yearly vacation from. Number 1 reveals your positive attitude and originality. You are dominant when it comes to relationships. Your mood changes constantly because you are so fragile and sensitive. You can go from aggressive to passive in no time and the other way around.

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Giles - Prevailing and Conifer Giles has its origin in Old Greek, Giles means "The Word Aigidion Which is of the Meaning Young Goat Goat Skin or Young Goat", a gender insensitive name is used substantially in Finnish and Dutch
Rusty - The widely accepted unisex name Rusty means "Redhead or The Rusty" has its origin in English, Old English and Old French is mainly used in English
Truman - Cherished and Evergreen unisex name Truman came from Old English and English, meaning of Truman is "Loyal One, Honest or Faithful, Trusty Man" is used in English, Norwegian and Finnish

Bell - Illustrous and Ever lasting unisex name Bell means "Time, Sacred Wood and Creeper" and is used in Swedish and Danish has its origin in French, Sanskrit and Italian languages. Bell is resulted from Bel.

Famous people named Mat

Mat Salleh rebellion, series of major armed disturbances against the colonial British North Borneo Chartered Company administration
Mat Irvine, Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer
Mat Hames, American independent filmmaker
Mat Maitland, English art director and visual artist
Mat Maneri, American composer, violin, and viola player
Mat Collishaw, English artist based in London

Mat Sadler, English professional footballer
Mat Hoffman, American BMX rider
Mat Osman, English musician and the bassist
Mat Rogers, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s
Mat Kearney, American musician
Mat Brinkman, American artist and electronic musician based
Mat McBriar, Australian former American football punter
Mat Fraser, English rock musician, actor
Mat Herben, retired Dutch politician of the dissolved Pim Fortuyn List party
Mat Mladin, retired Australian professional motorcycle racer
Mat Stevenson, Australian actor
Mat Davidson, Australian politician
Mat Bruso, is vocalist of the Massachusetts metalcore band
Mat Jackson, British racing driver

Mat Johnson, American fiction writer
Mat Mendenhall, former American football defensive end
Mat Gardner, professional rugby league footballer
Mat Bailey, English footballer
Mat McNerney, British singer and songwriter
Matilda Reed in Episode #1.6 as Actress
Matilde Conesa in David el gnomo as Actress
Mat Clark composed the music of videoGame LittleBigPlanet
In 1967, Mat Sentul portrayed the role of N in comedy movie Mat bond.
Mat Ranillo III, from 1977 drama, romance flick Dalawang pugad... Isang ibon, who played Mel.
In 1983, Mat Solar portrayed the role of N in comedy movie Dilihat boleh dipegang jangan.

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004

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