Matti is a given name, originated from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning "gift of God". It is a popular Finnish version of

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

Matthias 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 * ...

. Matti (מתי) is also a short for the Yiddish Mattisyahu. It may refer to:

In sports

Matti Breschel Matti Breschel (born 31 August 1984) is a Danish retired professional road racing cyclist, who competed between 2005 and 2019 for the , , and teams. Career Junior career Born in Ballerup, Breschel got his breakthrough with small Danish Team ...

(born 1984), Danish road bicycle racer *

Matti Hagman Matti Risto Tapio "Hakki" Hagman (21 September 1955 – 11 October 2016) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player. Hagman was the first Finnish-born and Finnish-trained player to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the first to play ...

(1955–2016), Finnish hockey player *

Matti Hautamäki Matti Antero Hautamäki (; born 14 July 1981) is a Finnish former ski jumper who competed from 1997 to 2012. He is one of Finland's most successful ski jumpers, having won sixteen individual World Cup competitions; multiple medals at the Winte ...

(born 1981), Finnish ski jumper * Matti Killing (born 1948), Estonian rowing coach * Matti Klinga (born 1994), Finnish footballer *

Matti Mäki Matti Mäki (born March 17, 1982 in Oulu) is a male backstroke swimmer from Finland. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ...

(born 1982), Finnish swimmer * Matti Niemi (rowing) (born 1937), Finnish coxswain * Matti Niemi (athlete) (born 1976), Finnish hurdler * Matti Nuutinen (born 1990), Finnish basketball player *

Matti Nykänen Matti Ensio Nykänen (; 17 July 1963 – 4 February 2019) was a Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1981 to 1991. Widely considered to be the greatest male ski jumper of all time,

(1963–2019), Finnish ski jumper * Matti Oivanen (born 1986), Finnish volleyball player *

Matti Pitkänen Matti Pitkänen (born 20 December 1948, in Ikaalinen) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals in the 4 × 10 km relay at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze i ...

(born 1948), Finnish former cross-country skier * Matti Rajakylä (born 1984), Finnish swimmer * Matti Santahuhta (born 1981), Finnish football manager and former player * Matti Wasama (1918–1970), Finnish hockey player

In music

Matti Caspi Matti Caspi ( he, מתי כספי) is an Israeli composer, musician, singer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in 1949, he is regarded as one of Israel's top popular musicians. His music's style is informed by classical music, Brazilian and Latin mu ...

(born 1949), Israeli composer, musician, singer and lyricist * Mátti Kovler (born 1980), Israeli/American composer of music theatre * Matti Lehtinen (1922–2022), Finnish operatic baritone *

Matti Salminen Matti Kalervo Salminen (born 7 July 1945) is a Finnish operatic bass, now retired, who has sung at the most important opera houses of the world, including the Metropolitan and Bayreuth Festival. He is distinguished by an imposing figure and ...

(born 1945), Finnish operatic bass singer

In politics

* Matti Maasikas (born 1967), Estonian diplomat * Matti Mattson (1916–2011), American labor organizer, social activist, veteran of the Spanish Civil War * Matti Nikki, Finnish software developer, researcher and Internet anti-censorship activist *

Matti Päts Matti Päts (born 10 April 1933 Tallinn) is an Estonian politician. He was a member of VII Riigikogu. Born to politician Viktor Päts, he is a grandson of Estonian statesman Konstantin Päts and writer Jaan Lattik References

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(born 1933), Estonian politician * Matti Vanhanen (born 1955), former Prime Minister of Finland

In other fields

Matti Aarnio Matti Armas Aarnio, known as Motti-Matti (24 February 1901, Kouvola – 16 December 1984) was a Finnish military officer and a specialist in '' motti'' battles during World War II. Career Aarnio was a volunteer with the White Guards at the S ...

, (1901–1984), Finnish military officer * Matti Friedman, Israeli-Canadian journalist and author *

Matti Haapoja Matti Haapoja (September 16, 1845 in Isokyrö – January 8, 1895 in Turku) was a Finnish serial killer who was covered extensively by the press at the time of the murders. The exact number of his victims is unknown. He was convicted of two mu ...

(1845–1895), Finnish serial killer *

Matti Klinge Matti Klinge (born August 31, 1936, Helsinki) is a Finnish historian. He studied at the University of Helsinki and gained his Ph.D. in 1969. He later served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Paris (1970–1972) and held the Swedis ...

(born 1936), Finnish historian *

Matty Sturman Matty may refer to: * Matty (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the nickname, given name or surname * Matty, Hungary, a village in Baranya County * Matty Island, a Canadian arctic island * Former name of Wuvulu Island * Matty, n ...

(born 2007) *

Matti Kuusi Matti Akseli Kuusi (25 March 1914 in Helsinki – 16 January 1998 in Helsinki) was a Finnish folklorist, paremiographer and paremiologist. He wrote several books and a number of articles on Finnish folklore. He was the first to have introduc ...

(1914–1998), Finnish folklorist, paremiographer and paremiologist *

Matti Pohto Matti Pohto, born 7 March 1817 in Isokyrö, in Finland, died 30 July 1857 in Vyborg, formerly part of Finland, was a Finnish bookbinder and book collector. Pohto was an uneducated man of peasant stock who is known for his collection that saved a ...

(1817–1857), Finnish book collector *Matti Saari, editor-in-chief of the Finnish '' Apu'' family magazine *Matti Juhani Saari (1986–2008), Finnish perpetrator of the Kauhajoki school shooting * Matti Seppälä (1941–1920), Finnish geomorphologist *

Matti Åkerblom Matti Åkerblom ( Pärnä; 18 July 1740, Eräjärvi — 10 June 1819, Orivesi) was a notable Finnish church designer and builder of the late 18th century, who also held the office of the regional master builder of the Province of Tavastia. ...

(1740–1819), Finnish church builder

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