Matviy

Meaning of Matviy

Matviy represents the Ukrainian cognate of the Greco-Hebrew name Matthew—Greek Matthaios, Hebrew Mattityahu—deriving from mattithyah, “gift of God,” and is phonetically rendered /mətˈvi/, with primary stress on the second syllable. Analysis of United States birth‐registration data from 2012 through 2024 reveals a persistently modest yet stable adoption rate, with annual occurrences oscillating between five and ten and corresponding rank positions confined to the narrow band of 885–935, a distribution characteristic of select Eastern European diaspora communities. Rooted in early Christian tradition, the name evokes the apostolic figure credited with authoring one of the four canonical Gospels, thereby imparting a measure of ecclesiastical gravitas and historical continuity. From an onomastic perspective, Matviy’s limited assimilation into mainstream Anglo-American nomenclature underscores its technical resilience as a marker of cultural identity, providing parents with a designation that is simultaneously etymologically precise, structurally distinct, and deeply resonant with heritage.

Pronunciation

Ukrainian

• Pronunced as maht-VEE (/mətˈvi/)

• Matvei
• Matvey
• Matvii