Comments for the name Matthias

Matthias is the young mouse in Redwall by Brian Jacques who saves Redwall by using the long lost sword of Martin the Warrior.

This is a dashing alternative to the common Matthew.

Matthias Corvinus was the King of Hungary begining in the mif 1400's. He captured Vlad the Impaler due to forgeries given to him saying that Vlad planned to betray Matthias. Matthias began ruling at only 19 years old.

Sadly, this name sounds like the word mafia.

Very popular in Germany, pronounced mah-TEE-us. [noted -ed]

Listen to the German pronunciation of Matthias here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

This is the name of the character in The Scorpion King played by the Rock.

Actually it's not like 'mafia' at all. It's muh-THY-as, not MAH-thee-as.

Matthias Jabs is the lead-guitarist of the band Scorpions.

This is actually the original form of the name. Matthew is just an English version.

Matthias is the main character in the German film 'das wunder von bern' about life in Germany after the first world war.

Very common in Sweden in the late 80's. Too common.

Greek origin/gift of God.

Handsome, sophisticated, casual yet elegant, out of the ordinary, these are some of the words that describe this name. I simply think it's a great name.

I love this name; it's handsome and uncommon where I live, which is always a plus. The only problem is, I have a relative named Matthew, so I'm afraid it might be too similar.

It's a very unique and refined alternative to Matthew, which is exceedingly overused today. It's a great name to give to someone. It gives a very strong impression, and it's definitely a name you'd remember without it being too ostentatious.

This name is also used frequently in The Netherlands. [noted -ed]

This name sounds very nice pronounced correctly, but most people around where I live would try to pronounce it "Math-ee-as". I think it would sound strange on your average North American male, as it has an exotic quality to it.

I've never been able to see this name on a boy. It's always struck me as a girl's name, despite the meaning. Beautiful name, nonetheless.

Matthias (1557-1619) was the son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and his wife Maria of Spain. He later became Emperor himself.

Matthew is too common in America, I much prefer Matthias (which I've only ever heard it said Muh-th-eye-iss). It sounds tough:) The lead singer of Falconer is called Matthias.