Matías Matías is the Spanish version of Matthias (given name), Matthias. In Scandinavian languages (Norwegian, Swedish, Danish and Finnish) and in Portuguese it is unaccented as Matias. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Matías Alemann ...

is the Portuguese version of Matthias.

is very popular in

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

especially in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. In

German-speaking Europe This article details the geographical distribution of speakers of the German language, regardless of the legislative status within the countries where it is spoken. In addition to the Germanosphere () in Europe, German-speaking minority languag ...

it is most often written as

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

. 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. The name Matias is of Hebrew origin, derived from the ancient Hebrew name Mattitjah (Hebrew: מתיתיהו) which means gift of God.

Given name

* Matias Aguayo (born 1973), German-Chilean record producer * Matias Aires (1705-1763), Portuguese philosopher * Matias Albarracin (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 (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, the primary Spanish translation of Christopher Columbus, may refer to: Places ;Argentina * Colón, ...

(born 1984), Argentinean footballer * Matias Collins (born 1970), American sailor * Matias Concha (born 1980), Swedish footballer * Matias Damásio (born 1982), Angolan musician * Matias Defensor Jr. (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 and broth ...

(born 1973), Norwegian artist *

Matias Ferreira Matías Ferreira (born 1 January 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Championnat National 2 club Villers Houlgate CF. Club career On 27 July 2018, Ferreira made his professional debut with Red Star i ...

(born 1997), Portuguese footballer *

Matias Haaranen Matias Haaranen (born 11 July 1996) is a Finnish/Romanian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the HK Gyergyoi in the Hungarian Erste Liga (ice hockey) and Romanian Campionatul National leagues. Haaranen made his Liiga The Li ...

(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 (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and offi ...

(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. On 9 January 2023, Hänninen returned to HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsfören ...

(born 1991), Finnish footballer *

Matias Koski Matias Koski (born 18 May 1994) is a Finnish swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 ...

(born 1994), Finnish swimmer *

Matias Köykkä Matias Köykkä (born November 23, 1994) is a Finnish racing driver. He won the 2012 F1600 Championship Series. Karting career Matias started karting when he was 8 years old in the Finnish 'Raket' class. His father entered him in races until 2 ...

(born 1994), Finnish racing driver *

Matias Kupiainen Matias Kupiainen (born 11 May 1983 in Helsinki) is a Finnish guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the current guitarist in Stratovarius. Biography Kupiainen was chosen as the new guitarist for the Finnish power metal band Stratov ...

(born 1983), Finnish guitarist *

Matias Laine Matias Laine (born 25 April 1990 in Joensuu) is a Finland, Finnish former 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 Finn ...

(born 1990), Finnish racing driver * Matias Lassen (born 1996), Danish ice hockey defenceman * Matias Loppi (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey forward * Matias Mäkynen (born 1990), Finnish politician * Matias Malmberg (born 2000), Danish track cyclist * Matias Maccelli (born 2000), Finnish ice hockey forward * Matias Mantilla (born 1981), Argentine footballer * Matias Marttinen (born 1990), Finnish politician * Matias Masucci, Italian writer * Matias Montinho (born 1990), Angolan sailor *

Matias Møvik Matias Møvik (born 16 May 1991) is a Norwegian 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 football, Canadian ...

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

Matias Niuta Matias Niuta (born 9 March 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for FC Reipas as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily ...

(born 2001), Finnish footballer * Matias Ojala (born 1995), Finnish footballer *

Matias Paterlini Matías Paterlini (born 31 December 1977) is an Argentine cricketer who plays as an opening batsman. Paterlini has represented his national team since the mid-1990s. Growing up he has played cricket in his home country Argentina, as well as over ...

(born 1977), Argentine cricketer *

Matias Pavoni Matías is the Portuguese language, Portuguese version of Matthias. Matías is very popular in Latin America especially in Argentina. In List of territorial entities where German is an official language, German-speaking Europe it is most often writt ...

(born 1980), Argentinean footballer *

Matias Perez Matías is the Portuguese version of Matthias. Matías is very popular in Latin America especially in Argentina. In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alterna ...

(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 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hocke ...

(born 1995), Finnish ice hockey defenceman * Matias Putkonen (1822–1868), Finnish Lutheran priest * Matias Ranillo Sr. (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, Namibian Lutheran pastor * Matias Skard (1846-1927), Norwegian translator * Matias Sointu (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey forward * Matias Spektor (born 1977), Argentine author *

Matias Strandvall Matias Strandvall (born 15 March 1985 in Helsinki), is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed at World Cup-level since 2004. He finished 37th in the individual sprint event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cana ...

(born 1985), Finnish cross country skier *

Matias Tellez Matias Tellez is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. Tellez is one of the many young artists that the press have called the Bergen Wave. His music contains elements of pop, rock and Tropicália. He released solo music un ...

(born 1989), Norwegian singer-songwriter * Matias Tuomi (born 1985), Finnish squash player * Matias Varela (born 1980), Swedish actor * Matias Viazzo (born 1983), Argentine rugby union player *

Matias Zaldarriaga Matias Zaldarriaga is a theoretical physicist best known for his work on cosmology. He has made significant contributions toward understanding both astrophysical phenomena and fundamental physics, most notably through his research on modeling th ...

(born 1971), Argentinean cosmologist * Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (born 1979), Finnish Formula One driver

Surname

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

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