Matthias
Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθιας, in origin similar to Matthew. See also: All pages beginning with "Matthias"
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
- Matthias of Trakai, 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
In the arts:
- Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
- Matthias Lechner, German film art director
- Matthias, YouTube personality and winner of the second season of Internet Icon
In nobility:
- Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary
- Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)
In music:
- Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
- Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period
- Matthias Paul aka Paul van Dyk, German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer
Other:
- Matthias, latecoming project member Mattie
- Matthias Ephlias, paternal ancestor of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
- Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
- Matthias Curtus, paternal great-grandfather of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
- Matthias, father of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
- Matthias, brother of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
- F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
- Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher
- Matthias Platzeck, German politician
- Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach
- Matthias, a character in Brian Jacques's Redwall series
- Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory
- Matthias Ettrich, founder of KDE and LyX
- Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist
- Matthias Kristensen Danish sports journalist for Give Me Sport
- Matthias Goossen, Canadian football player
- Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist
Cognates
The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias:
- Belarusian: Мацей (Maciej)
- Catalan: Mateu
- Croatian: Matija
- Czech: Matyáš, Matěj
- Danish: Mathias, Matthias
- Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs
- English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt
- Estonian: Mattias
- Finnish: Matias, Matti
- French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis
- Gaelic: Maitias
- Georgian: Mate (მათე)
- German, Danish: Mathias, Matthias
- Hungarian: Mátyás
- Icelandic: Matthías
- Italian: Mattia
- Latin: Matthias
- Latvian: Matejs
- Lithuanian: Motiejus, Matt
- Spanish: Matías
- Slovak: Matej
- Polish: Maciej
- Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling)
- Romanian: Matia
- Russian: Матвей (Матфей)
- Serbian: Матија (Matiya)
- Slovenian: Matija, Matijaž
- Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats
See also
- Mathias (disambiguation)
- Mattias