Comments for the name Matti

Can also be pet name for Mattias (in itself a form a Matthew).

I think Matti is an adorable nickname for Matthew.

One is the current prime minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen.

And the other one is the lead singer in Hanoi Rock also known as Michael Monroe but he was in fact born as Matti Fagerholm.

And who could forget the infamous Finnish ski jumper Matti Nykänen.

Another famous bearer is Matti Salminen, the great bass, best known for his Wagner roles.

Actually, my name is Matti and I'm a girl. I get a lot of comments on it and - surprisingly - a few mispronunciations (/mɛti/). Since I'm in the US, few people know that it's a boy's name unless I tell them. Which I do voraciously since I think it's funny.
My mom still says that it's a girl's name. But I suspect she just doesn't want anyone to know that she gave me a Finnish boy's name.

Matti also means 'mate', as in checkmate. It's short for 'shakkimatti'.
Matti Meikäläinen is the Finnish version of Joe Bloggs.
The expression 'olla matti kukkarossa' means to have no money.
A person who is late or is often late can be called Matti Myöhäinen, regardless of gender.
Nukkumatti is the usual name for the Sandman (the much rarer name being Unijukka).

Matti Hautamäki is a Finnish ski jumper.