Matthias

Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθιας, in origin similar to Matthew. See also: All pages beginning with "Matthias"

People

Notable people named Matthias include the following:

In religion:

• Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
• Matthias of Trakai, Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius
• Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer
• Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening

In the arts:

• Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
• Matthias Lechner, German film art director
• Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor
• Matthias, YouTube personality and winner of the second season of Internet Icon

In nobility:

• Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary
• Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)

In music:

• Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
• Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period
• Matthias Paul aka Paul van Dyk, German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer

Other:

• Matthias Ephlias, paternal ancestor of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
• Matthias Curtus, paternal great-grandfather of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Matthias, father of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Matthias, brother of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
• Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher
• Matthias Platzeck, German politician
• Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach
• Matthias, a character in Brian Jacques's Redwall series
• Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory
• Matthias Ettrich, founder of KDE and LyX
• Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist
• Matthias Goossen, Canadian football player
• Matthias Pfenninger, Swiss artist

Cognates

The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias:

• Belarusian: Мацей (Maciej)
• Catalan: Mateu
• Croatian: Matija
• Czech: Matyáš, Matěj
• Danish: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
• Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs, Matthijs
• English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt
• Estonian: Mattias
• Finnish: Matias, Matti
• French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis
• Gaelic: Maitias
• Georgian: Mate (მათე)
• German, Danish: Mathias, Matthias
• Hungarian: Mátyás
• Icelandic: Matthías
• Italian: Mattia
• Latin: Matthias
• Latvian: Matejs
• Lithuanian: Motiejus, Matt
• Norwegian: Mathias, Matthias, Matias
• Spanish: Matías
• Slovak: Matej
• Polish: Maciej
• Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling)
• Romanian: Matia
• Russian: Матвей (Матфей)
• Serbian: Матија (Matiya)
• Slovenian: Matija, Matijaž
• Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats, Matias
• Welsh: Mathew, Matheus

See also

• Mathias (disambiguation)
• Mattias
• Matias