matthew

/ˈmæθ.juː/

nounmath · ew

Think: **MAT + THEW** — “Matt” plus “hew” (to chop) makes **Matthew**.

Yes, it's matthew. Remember the middle is **tt** and the ending is **-ew** (not **-eu** or **-ue**).

Definition

  1. nounA male given name; also the name of a book of the New Testament (the Gospel of Matthew).

Examples

  • “Matthew forgot his lunchbox on the bus.”
  • “We read a short passage from the Gospel of Matthew in class.”
  • “Matthew practiced spelling his name neatly on the worksheet.”

Synonyms

given namefirst nameboy's namemale name

Translations

ES MateoPT MateusFR Matthieu

Common misspellings

mathewmattuemathiewmattheumattheewmatthewwmatthewumattheü

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