Matvey
Матве́йCyrillic[mah-TVEY]church form: Матфей
«gift of God» Hebrew
Russian form of Matthew (Hebrew Mattityahu) via Greek Matthaios; the Evangelist's name.
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GenderMale
ElementFirethe main name day November 29 falls under Sagittarius (fire)
Passport spellingMATVEIcommonly: Matvey
Pronunciationmah-TVEYМатве́й
Popularity, Moscow#7 in 202516 345 children, 2015–20262015–2026
Patronymic for the next generationМатвеевич / Матвеевна
English equivalentMatthias
Name days
January 18June 1July 13August 25August 27October 11October 13October 18November 12November 25November 29December 15
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Saints with this name
- Матфей (Гусев), мч. — January 18
- Матфей (Соловьев), мч. — October 13
- Матфей (Левий) , сщмч. — July 13 · life
- Матфей (Померанцев), сщмч., архим — August 27
- Матфей (Алоин), сщмч., иерей — November 25
- Матфей (Вознесенский), сщмч., иерей — June 1
What family calls them
МатвейкаМатяМатюхаМатюшаМатяхаМатяшаМотяМатвеич
How it sounds in full
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The same name in other languages
| English | Matthew, Matthias |
| German | Matthäus, Matthias |
| French | Matthieu, Matthias |
| Spanish | Mateo, Matías |
| Italian | Matteo, Mattia |
| Polish | Mateusz, Maciej |
| Chinese | 马特维 |
| Japanese | マトヴェイ (Матовуэй) |
| Greek | Ματθαίος, Ματθίας |
| Latin | Matthaeus, Matthias |