Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.

People

Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius * Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening *

Matthias F. Cowley Matthias Foss Cowley (August 25, 1858 – June 16, 1940) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1897 until 1905. He resigned from the Quorum of the Twelve due to his u ...

, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet *

Matthias Lechner Matthias Florian Lechner (born February 27, 1970) is a motion picture production designer and art director. He worked as an art director and designer on the animated films ''Zootopia'', ''Help! I'm a Fish'' and ''Escape from Planet Earth'', as w ...

, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) In music: * Matthias Bamert (born 1942), Swiss composer * Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter * Matthias Menck, German audio engineer, electronic music producer and DJ * Matthias Paul (DJ), German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer known by his stage name ''Paul van Dyk'' * Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period Other: * Matthias Abele (1618–1677), jurist *

Matthias Adamczewski Matthias Adamczewski (born 31 March 1958) is a German sailor. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Se ...

(born 1958), German sailor * Matthias Ahrens (born 1961), German mountain guide * Matthias Albinus (fl. 1570s), Polish Calvinist minister *

F. Matthias Alexander Frederick Matthias Alexander (20 January 1869 – 10 October 1955) was an Australian actor and author who developed the Alexander Technique, an educational process that recognizes and overcomes reactive, habitual limitations in movement and th ...

, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique * Matthias Alleyn (died 1642), 17th-century London gentleman and College Master * Matthias Almer (born 1994), Austrian badminton player * Matthias Arnold (born 1997), Austrian footballer * Matthias Aschenbrenner (born 1972), American mathematician *

Matthias Askew Matthias Askew (born July 1, 1982) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan State. Askew has also been a member o ...

(born 1982), American football player * Matthias Attwood (born 1779), British politician * Matthias Aulike (1807-1865), civil servant * Matthias Bachinger (born 1987), German tennis player * Matthias Bader (born 1997), German footballer *

Matthias Baranowski Matthias Baranowski (born 8 February 1967) is a former Germany, German Association football, footballer. In 1987 Christoph Daum purchased Baranowski for 1. FC Köln, however, Baranowski failed to adapt to top-level Bundesliga football, having pr ...

(born 1967), German footballer * Matthias Barr (1831-1911), Scottish poet * Matthias Bartgis (1759-1825), German-American business person *

Matthias Bartke Matthias Bartke (born 16 January 1959) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who served as a member of the German Bundestag from 2013 to 2021. From January 2016 held the position of legal advisor and thus a member ...

(born 1959), German politician *

Matthias Baumann Matthias Andreas Baumann (born 5 April 1963 in Munich) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special Ci ...

(born 1963), Olympic athlete * Matthias Bieber (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player * Matthias Biedermann (born 1983), German skeleton racer *

Matthias Billen Matthias Billen (29 March 1910 – 1 July 1989) was a German international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

(1910-1989), German footballer * Matthias Birkwald (born 1961), German politician * Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver * Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and founder of KDE and LyX * Matthias Fekl (born 1977), French politician * Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher * Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist * Matthias Ginter, German football player * Matthias Goossen, Canadian football player *

Matthias Kreck Matthias Kreck (born 22 July 1947, in Dillenburg) is a German mathematician who works in the areas of Algebraic Topology and Differential topology. From 1994 to 2002 he was director of the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics and from ...

, German mathematician * Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist * Matthias Platzeck, German politician * Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach * Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory Fictional characters: * Matthias, central figure in Brian Jacques's '' Redwall'' series * Matthias Helvar, character in Leigh Bardugo's '' Six of Crows'' and ''Shadow and Bone'' played by Calohan Skogman

Buildings

* Matthias Church in Budapest

Cognates

The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias: * Afrikaans: Matthys *

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: ማትያስ (Mathias) * Assyrian Aramaic/Syriac: ܡܲܬܿܝܵܐ (Mattiya) *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: ''Мацей'' (Maciej) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: Mateu * Czech: Matyáš, Matěj * Danish: Mattias, Matthias, Matias, Mads * Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs * English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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: Mattias * Finnish:

Matias Matias is a form of the given name Matthew. In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alternate spellings are: Mathias, Mattias, Mattis, Mats and Matti. Matias ...

, Matti *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis * Gaelic: Maitias * Georgian: ''Mate'' (მათე) * German: Mathias, Matthias * Hungarian:

Mátyás Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthew or Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian c ...

* Icelandic:

Matthías Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

* Italian: Mattia * Latin: Matthias * Latvian: Matiass, Matejs,

Matīss Matīss is a Latvian given name and surname. It is the Latvian form of Matthew. People with the name include: * Matīss Akuraters (born 1982), Latvian percussionist * Matīss Kivlenieks (1996–2021), Latvian ice hockey goaltender * Matīss Burģ ...

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Motiejus * Norwegian: Mattias, Matthias, Mats * Polish: Maciej * Portuguese:

(current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling) * Romanian: Matei * Russian: Матфий (do not confuse with Матфей (Матвей)) * Serbo-Croatian:

Matija Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs * Matija Antun Relković ( ...

(Матија), Matej (Матеј), Mate (Мате) * Slovak: Matej * Slovenian: Matija, Matej, Matjaž * Spanish: Matías *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

: Mathew, Matheus