Matias is a form of the given name Matthew. In

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it is most often written as

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 ...

. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alternate spellings are: Mathias, Mattias, Mattis, Mats and Matti. Matias was the same day by the Finnish-Swedish name day calendar until 1989, when it was replaced by Mattias forms and Mats. In Finland, by the end of 2009 the name has been given to about 73,160 people. In the form of Mattias to 3,683 people, in the form of Matthias to little more than 440, and in the form of Mathias a little less than 3,000.

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* Matias Aguayo (born 1973), German-Chilean record producer * Matias Aires (1705-1763), Portuguese philosopher *

Matias Albarracin Matías Albarracín (born 25 October 1979) is an Argentine Olympic show jumping rider. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where he finished 8th in the Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping, individual ...

(born 1979), Argentine Olympic athlete * Matias de Arteaga (1633-1704), Spanish painter * Matias Brain (born 1974), Chilean Olympic athlete * Matias del Campo, Chilean-Austrian architect *

Matias Caseras Matias Caseras (born March 20, 1992) is a Uruguayan football player who plays for Plaza Colonia Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in t ...

(born 1992), Uruguayan football player *

Matias Gabriel Ceballos Matías Gabriel Ceballos (born May 20, 1984) is an Italian Argentinean footballer. In July 2006 he made his debut at Colón de Santa Fe Colón may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, Entre Ríos * Colón Department, Córdoba * Colón Departme ...

(born 1984), Argentinean footballer * Matias Collins (born 1970), American sailor * Matias Concha (born 1980), Swedish footballer *

Matias Damásio Matias Damásio (born 9 May 1982) is an Angolan musician, singer and songwriter in popular music, romantic music and in Kizomba. He also enjoys great popularity in Portugal through his albums ''Por amor'' that reached number 4 in Portuguese Albu ...

(born 1982), Angolan musician *

Matias Defensor Jr. Matias Defensor (born September 23, 1943) is a Filipino politician. A member of Lakas CMD, he represented the 3rd District of Quezon City in the House of Representatives of the Philippines for two terms from 2004 to 2010. He failed to win a third ...

(born 1943), Filipino politician *

Matias Faldbakken Matias Faldbakken (born 1973 in Hobro, Denmark) is a Norwegian artist and writer. Faldbakken studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Bergen and the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. He is the son of the author Knut Faldbakken, fath ...

(born 1973), Norwegian artist *

Matias Ferreira Matías Ferreira (born 1 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender. Club career On 27 July 2018, Ferreira made his professional debut with Red Star in a 2018–19 Ligue 2 match against Chamois Niortais C ...

(born 1997), Portuguese footballer * Matias Haaranen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey defenceman *

Matias Habtemichael Matias Habtemichael (born 14 November 1950) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the ...

(born 1950), Ethiopian middle-distance runner *

Matias Hänninen Matias Hänninen (born 15 March 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for HIFK, as a midfielder. Career Hänninen has played for HIFK, Kiffen and Gnistan IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from th ...

(born 1991), Finnish footballer * Matias Koski (born 1994), Finnish swimmer * Matias Köykkä (born 1994), Finnish racing driver * Matias Kupiainen (born 1983), Finnish guitarist *

Matias Laine Matias Laine (born 25 April 1990 in Joensuu) is a Finnish racing driver. Career Karting Laine began his motorsport career in karting in 2003, finishing as runner-up in the Finnish Raket Cup Championship. In 2005 he won the Finnish Championship ...

(born 1990), Finnish racing driver *

Matias Lassen Matias Lassen (born 15 March 1996) is a Danish professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Lassen made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Leksands IF during t ...

(born 1996), Danish ice hockey defenceman *

Matias Loppi Matias Loppi is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for SV Caldaro of the italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simpl ...

(born 1980), Finnish ice hockey forward *

Matias Mäkynen Matias Mäkynen (born 1 September 1990 in Vaasa) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland for the Social Democratic Party of Finland at the Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikola ...

(born 1990), Finnish politician * Matias Malmberg (born 2000), Danish track cyclist * Matias Mantilla (born 1981), Argentine footballer *

Matias Marttinen Matias Marttinen (born 25 June 1990, in Rauma) is a Finnish politician currently serving in the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accord ...

(born 1990), Finnish politician *

Matias Masucci Matias Masucci is an Italian-born American writer, independent filmmaker and actor. Masucci has been a proponent of digital independent cinema and self distribution since the early 2000s. His work includes the short film ''happiending'' (2008) the ...

, Italian writer *

Matias Montinho Matias Montinho (born 15 July 1990) is an Angolan sailor. At the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known ...

(born 1990), Angolan sailor *

Matias Møvik Matias Møvik (born 16 May 1991) is a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Fana IL Fana Idrettslag is the biggest multi-sport club in Fana, Bergen, Norway. It has several branches, of which football is the largest. Fana IL was founded on ...

(born 1991), Norwegian footballer * Matias Myttynen (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey forward * Matias Niuta (born 2001), Finnish footballer *

Matias Ojala Matias Ojala (born 28.2.1995) is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for FC Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. Early career Born and raised in Oulu, Ojala started his footballing career with local club AC Oulu, making his debut on Fin ...

(born 1995), Finnish footballer * Matias Paterlini (born 1977), Argentine cricketer *

Matias Perez 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 ...

(died 1856), Portuguese-Cuban resident *

Matias Pulli Matias Pulli (born March 8, 1995) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Pulli made his Liiga debut playing with HC TPS during the 2013–14 Liiga season The 2013–14 Liiga season is the 39th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level ...

(born 1995), Finnish ice hockey defenceman * Matias Putkonen (born 1822), Finnish Lutheran priest *

Matias Ranillo Sr. Matias Castillon Ranillo Sr. (February 28, 1898 – December 18, 1947) was a Governor of then Province of Zamboanga and later Congressman of the lone Legislative District of Zamboanga during the 1st Congress of the Commonwealth of the Philippin ...

(1898-1947), Filipino legislator *

Matias Rueda Matías Carlos Adrían Rueda (born 15 April 1988) is an Argentine professional boxer who challenged for the WBO featherweight title in 2016. At national level, he held the Argentine featherweight title from 2013 to 2016. Professional career ...

(born 1988), Argentine boxer *

Matias Shikondomboro Matias Shikondomboro (born in Kavango, Namibia) was the first Kavango native to be ordained a Lutheran pastor. Shikondomboro came to the Finnish mission station of Nkurenkuru in early 1930 to work as an assistant in the mission kitchen under the ...

, Namibian Lutheran pastor *

Matias Skard Matias Skard (28 May 1846 – 28 July 1927) was a Norwegian philologist, educator, psalmist, essayist and translator. Biography Matias Olsen Skard was born on a family farm at Øyer in Gudbrandsdal, Norway. He had planned to study theology bu ...

(1846-1927), Norwegian translator *

Matias Sointu Matias Sointu (born February 10, 1990) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with Cracovia Krakow in the Polska Hokej Liga. Sointu was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (182nd overall) of the ...

(born 1990), Finnish ice hockey forward *

Matias Spektor Matias Spektor (born 1977) is Full Professor of International Relations and founder of the School of International Relations at FGV in São Paulo, Brazil. His current research focuses on climate change politics, political violence, and internation ...

(born 1977), Argentine author * Matias Strandvall (born 1985), Finnish cross country skier * Matias Tellez (born 1989), Norwegian singer-songwriter *

Matias Tuomi Matias Tuomi (born 30 September 1985 in Espoo) is a professional squash player who represents Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares lan ...

(born 1985), Finnish squash player * Matias Varela (born 1980), Swedish actor *

Matias Viazzo Matias Viazzo (born March 6, 1983) is an Argentine rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of ru ...

(born 1983), Argentine rugby union player * Matias Zaldarriaga (born 1971), Argentinean cosmologist * Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 1979), Finnish racing driver

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* Manuel Matias (born 1962), Portuguese long-distance runner * Manuel Matias (born 1964), Portuguese footballer

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