Italian · Boy name
Mattia
“gift of God”
About the name Mattia
Mattia is the Italian form of Matthias, a Greek variant of the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of God. In the Acts of the Apostles, Matthias is chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot among the twelve apostles, and his relics are venerated at Trier in Germany. In Italian literature the name is linked with Il fu Mattia Pascal, a novel by Luigi Pirandello about a man who seizes the chance to abandon his identity after being presumed dead. Matías is the Spanish form and Maciej the Polish.
- Meaning
- gift of God
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- mat-TEE-ah(3 syl.)
Middle names for Mattia
- Mattia Giovanni
- Mattia Alessandro
- Mattia Luca
- Mattia James
- Mattia Antonio
Questions about Mattia
- What does Mattia mean?
- Mattia is an Italian name meaning "gift of God".
- How do you pronounce Mattia?
- Mattia is pronounced mat-TEE-ah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Mattia?
- Variants of Mattia include Matthias, Mattias, Matías.
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