First names in Hebrew

First name Matty: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מתתיהו

Gematria value: 861

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Matty is written מתתיהו

RecommendedמתתיהוThe original spellingMatty is a pet form of Matthew, from Mattathias, מתתיהו in Hebrew.Value: 861

מטיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 59

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Matty mean?

Meaning: pet form of Matthew, "gift of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Matty is the pet form of Matthew and Matthias. Both come from the Hebrew name of Mattathias, “gift of God”, the priest who began the story of Hanukkah.

Gematria

Matty = 861

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מתתיהו has 6 letters:

מthe letter Mem40
תthe letter Tav400
תthe letter Tav400
יthe letter Yod10
הthe letter He5
וthe letter Vav6
Total861

Written מטי (as it sounds in English), Matty is worth 59.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Matty, from מ to ו:

מָה־אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי־תִזְכְּרֶנּוּ וּבֶן־אָדָם כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ׃

“What is a human being, that You remember him, and a son of Adam, that You care for him?”

Psalms 8:5

The book of your first name

Matty, in nine pages

Matty, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Matty
Matty, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Matty in three answers

How do you write Matty in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Matty is written מתתיהו. Matty is a pet form of Matthew, from Mattathias, מתתיהו in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מטי.

What is the gematria value of Matty?
Written מתתיהו, Matty is worth 861: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6). Written מטי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 59.

What does Matty mean?
Pet form of Matthew, "gift of God (origin: Hebrew). Matty is the pet form of Matthew and Matthias. Both come from the Hebrew name of Mattathias, “gift of God”, the priest who began the story of Hanukkah.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).