Mats name meaning
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What does Mats mean?
Popular boy name Mats is of Hebrew origin specifically used in Scandinavian, Swedish, Old Norse, Faroese, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish languages, Mats means "Gift of Yahweh". Mats is form of biblical and customary Matthias.
Matthias is English and German form of Matw. Also Matthias is Greek and Latin cognate of Greek Ματθαιος Deriving from a Hebrew Name. Renowned Matthias has its origin in Hebrew, Matthias means "Gift of the Lord, Gift of God and Gift of Yahweh".
Mats is variant form of Matthæus. Matthæus is equivalent of Matthias in Latin language. Also Matthæus is equivalent of Ματθαιος, Deriving from Hebrew Pet Name Mattai in Latin language.
How do I pronounce Mats?
One syllabled Mats is most commonly pronounced as MATS. The name can also be pronounced as m(a)-ts or mats.
Variants of Mats
Matthaeus, Matthaios, Maths, Matthias, Matthæus, Diesel, Matheas, Mathæus
Names that rhyme with MatsHow popular is the name Mats?
Mats used to be a common name in Netherlands, first appeared in 2015 and over 1818 babies have been given the name in 5 years. At its zenith in 2016,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 5 years but it is still in a strong position.
Additionally, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 5 times Also, Mats was a common name in Belgium. Over 2997 babies have been named Mats since 1995.
When at its peak in 2012,. However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 24 years but it is still going strong.
In Switzerland, Mats is a unique name where it has been in use since 1998 and has secured the place in top 300 names.
Recently in 2018, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 230 on boy names chart when 39 babies were named Mats. There are over 247 babies that have been given the name Mats in Switzerland.
Mats is an uncommon baby name in United States where it has been in use since 1986 and achieved its top ranking of 5921 in 1986. Also, it is among the top 3000 boy names in France.
But Mats is a popular baby name in Sweden where every 1 in 200 have the name. According to our estimate, over 70000 babies have been named Mats globally.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 12080 | 5 |
| 2015 | 10615 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10685 | 6 |
| 2012 | 12241 | 5 |
| 2008 | 9865 | 7 |
Facts
Mats in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 4771 | 360 | 7 | 5 |
 | 2639 | 527 | 10 | 0 |
Here's what numbers has to say about Mats
Focus on what's important to you rather than focusing on making other people content. You are highly intelligent but only a few people know you are capable of committing the perfect crime without getting caught. When it comes to love, you can't stand a monogamous relationship. To have letter M as the first in your name means you are a prideful, hard-to-love-and-understand person. You are a wise person with great knowledge that you intend on sharing in the future.
If you like Mats, you would love these names
- Liili is used primarily in Finnish and Swedish is a baby girl name. Liili is Greenlandic form of Lîle
- Oleanna came from Nordic and Hawaiian is notably used in Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish, meaning of Oleanna is "Home and Ancestor's Descendant" is used as a girl name. Oleanna is effeminate variant of Ole.
- Suersaq - Boy name Suersaq is used largely in Greenlandic and Danish. Suersaq is equivalent of Suersaĸ in Greenlandic language
- Laurentine - Of Latin origin, Unorthodox Laurentine is used in Finnish, Swedish and Danish used as a baby girl name, Laurentine means "Laurel"
- Karlovna principally is used in Swedish, Finnish and Norwegian aimed at baby girls which originated from Germanic, Old High German and Old Norse, meaning of Karlovna is "Strong and Masculine, Strong and Man". Karlovna is effeminate variation of Karl.
Famous people named Mats
- Mats Hellström, (born 12 January 1942{{cite web
- Mats Svegfors, Swedish journalist and politician
- Mats Jonsson, Swedish comic creator
- Mats Helge, Swedish independent filmmaker, best
- Mats Scheidegger, classical guitarist
- Mats Qviberg, Swedish businessman
- Mats Traat, prolific Estonian poet and author
- Mats Gustafsson, Finnish former footballer
- Mats Wallberg, former ice speed skater from Sweden,
- Mats Ek, Swedish dance and ballet choreographer
- Mats Einarsson, Swedish Left Party politician
- Mats Willner, Swedish journalist, author and Arsenal supporter
- Mats Olausson, Swedish keyboard player known
- Mats Öberg, Swedish pianist perhaps best
- Mats Gerdau, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
- Mats G. Nilsson, Swedish politician of the Moderate Party
- Mats Lindau, former Swedish handball player
- Mats Wendt, Swedish classical composer and artist
- Mats Wilander, former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden
- Mats Sundin, Swedish former professional ice hockey player
- Mats Näslund, retired Swedish ice hockey player
- Mats Levén, singer
- Mats Lindgren, former Swedish professional ice hockey forward
- Mats Gustafsson, Swedish free jazz saxophone player
- Mats Odell, He served as Minister for Communications from 1991 to 1994 and as Minister for Financial Markets
- Mats Magnusson, retired Swedish professional footballer
- Mats Lidström, Swedish solo cellist, recording artist
- Mats Lanner, Swedish professional golfer
- Mats Jonsson, rally driver from Sweden
- Mats Larsson, Swedish cross-country skier
- Mats Rubarth, Swedish musician and former footballer
- Mats Bergman, Swedish actor
- Mats Hummels, German professional footballer
- Mats Ronander, Swedish rock musician, guitar player
- Mats Trygg, Norwegian ice hockey defenceman
- Mats Åhlberg, retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
- Mats Waltin, Swedish ice hockey coach and former player
- Mats Johansson, Swedish journalist and politician
- Mats Arehn is noted for directing movie D�dspolare
- Mats Långbacka, from 1998 action and adventure film Hamilton, who characterized Stålhandske.
- Mats Rudal played the leading role of Martin, Lisa's significant other in 1999 mystery, thriller movie Sjön.
- Mats Åhlfeldt portrayed central role of Pelle Svanslös in 1981 animation and comedy movie Pelle Svanslös.
- In 2016 thriller flick, Huset, Mats Reinhardt characterized Jurgen Kreiner.
Lists having Mats
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with M
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- English Boy Names
- Hebrew Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- Norse Boy Names
- Norwegian Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Boy names that starts with Mat
- Popular Boy Names in Netherlands (2019)
- Popular Boy Names in Belgium (2018)
- Baby Names that mean Gift
- Baby Names that mean Yahweh