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

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 ...

People

Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: *

Saint Matthias Matthias ( Koine Greek: Μαθθίας, ''Maththías'' , from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ ''Mattiṯyāhū''; cop, ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles (written c. AD 63), chosen by the apostles to r ...

, 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, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: *

Matthias Grünewald Matthias Grünewald ( – 31 August 1528) was a German Renaissance painter of religious works who ignored Renaissance classicism to continue the style of late medieval Central European art into the 16th century. His first name is also given ...

, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance *

Matthías Jochumsson Matthías Jochumsson (11 November 1835 – 18 November 1920) was an Icelandic Lutheran clergyman, poet, playwright, and translator. He is best known for his lyrical poetry and for writing the national anthem of Iceland, "Lofsöngur", in 1874.

, 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 ...

, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: *

Matthias Corvinus of Hungary Matthias Corvinus, also called Matthias I ( hu, Hunyadi Mátyás, ro, Matia/Matei Corvin, hr, Matija/Matijaš Korvin, sk, Matej Korvín, cz, Matyáš Korvín; ), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. After conducting several m ...

, King of Hungary *

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor Matthias (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618, and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was ''Con ...

, 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 Matthias Weckmann (''Weckman'') (''c''.1616 24 February 1674) was a German musician and composer of the Baroque period. He was born in Niederdorla (Thuringia) and died in Hamburg. Life His musical training took place in Dresden (as a chorister ...

, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period Other: * Matthias Abele (1618–1677), jurist * Matthias Adamczewski (born 1958), German sailor * Matthias Ahrens (born 1961), German mountain guide *

Matthias Albinus Maciej Albin or Latin Matthias Albinus (fl. 1570s) was a Polish Calvinist minister at Iwanowice Dworskie who became the first to administer Believer's baptism in Poland, and then became openly Unitarian. He differed from the Calvinists and many of ...

(fl. 1570s), Polish Calvinist minister * F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique *

Matthias Alleyn Matthias Alleyn (died 9 April 1642) was a 17th-century London gentleman and the second Master of the College of God's Gift. Early life He was born the cousin of Edward Alleyn in London. His first wife, Elizabeth, died in 1627. With his second wife ...

(died 1642), 17th-century London gentleman and College Master *

Matthias Almer Matthias Almer (born 8 January 1994) is an Austrian male badminton player. In 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' singles event. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' Singles'' BWF ...

(born 1994), Austrian badminton player *

Matthias Arnold Matthias Arnold (born 2 March 1997) is an Austrian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Football First League. Youth career In 2003 Arnold began his career, in his hometown at the Klagenfurt AC. ...

(born 1997), Austrian footballer *

Matthias Aschenbrenner Matthias Aschenbrenner (born 1972 in Bad Kötzting) is a German-American mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and director of the logic group there. His research interests include differential algebra and m ...

(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 Spartans football, Michigan State. ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Matthias Attwood Matthias Attwood (24 November 1779 – 11 November 1851) was a British Conservative and Tory politician, and banker. Attwood was the second son of ironmaster Matthias Attwood of Hawne House, Halesowen, Worcestershire and Ann née Adams, and the ...

(born 1779), British politician *

Matthias Aulike Matthias Johannes Franciscus Aulike (29 May 1807, Münster - 22 October 1865, Munich) was a civil servant, politician and benefactor of the Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom tha ...

(1807-1865), civil servant *

Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger (born 2 April 1987) is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 85, achieved in August 2011. Professional career In 2007, Bachinger qualified for ...

(born 1987), German tennis player *

Matthias Bader Matthias Bader (born 17 June 1997) is a German professional 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, American fo ...

(born 1997), German footballer * Matthias Baranowski (born 1967), German footballer * Matthias Barr (1831-1911), Scottish poet * Matthias Bartgis (1759-1825), German-American business person * Matthias Bartke (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 The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of ...

(born 1963), Olympic athlete * Matthias Bieber (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player * Matthias Biedermann (born 1983), German skeleton racer * Matthias Billen (1910-1989), German footballer * Matthias Birkwald (born 1961), German politician *

Mattias Ekström Mattias Ekström (born 14 July 1978 in Falun, Sweden) is a racing driver from Sweden. He competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Audi from 2001 until his retirement in 2018, and has been competing in the FIA World Rallycross Championshi ...

, Swedish racing driver * Matthias Ettrich, German computer scientist and founder of KDE and LyX *

Matthias Fekl Matthias Fekl (; born 4 October 1977) is a French politician who served as Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in 2017. A member of the Socialist Party, he was elected to the National Assembly in the s ...

(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 O ...

, German mathematician * Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist *

Matthias Platzeck Matthias Platzeck (born 29 December 1953) is a German politician. He was Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013 and party chairman of the SPD from November 2005 to April 2006. On 29 July 2013 Platzeck announced his resignation fro ...

, German politician *

Matthias Sammer Matthias Sammer (; born 5 September 1967) is a German football official and former player and coach. He played as a defensive midfielder and later in his career as a sweeper. With Borussia Dortmund as a player, Sammer won the Bundesliga and DF ...

, 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

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in Budapest

Cognates

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

Afrikaans Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans gr ...

: 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: ''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 #1 ...

: Mateu * Czech: Matyáš, Matěj * Danish: Mattias, Matthias, Matias, Mads *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

: 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 * ...

Mattias Mattias is a masculine given name found most prominently in Northern Europe. It is a cognate of Matthew and Matthias, and may refer to: Sports * Mattias Adelstam (born 1982), Swedish footballer * Mattias Asper (born 1974), Swedish goalkeeper ...

* 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 Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, an ...

: Maitias * Georgian: ''Mate'' (მათე) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: 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 ...

* Icelandic: Matthías * Italian: Mattia *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

: Matthias * Latvian: Matiass, Matejs, Matīss * Lithuanian: Motiejus * Norwegian: Mattias, Matthias, Mats * Polish: Maciej * Portuguese:

(current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania ** Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditiona ...

: Matei * Russian: Матфий (do not confuse with Матфей (Матвей)) *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia an ...

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 Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

: Matija, Matej, Matjaž * Spanish: Matías * Swedish:

, 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