Matīss

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1388. From Latin Matthias, ultimately from Hebrew. Cognate to English Matthias and Matthew.

Proper noun

Matīss m (1st declension)

  1. A male given name.
  2. (religion) Matthew.

Declension
Declension of Matīss (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Matīss Matīsi
accusative (akuzatīvs) Matīsu Matīsus
genitive (ģenitīvs) Matīsa Matīsu
dative (datīvs) Matīsam Matīsiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) Matīsu Matīsiem
locative (lokatīvs) Matīsā Matīsos
vocative (vokatīvs) Matīss Matīsi

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Matīss was the only given name of 2445 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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