Mato

Mato is a male first name that is considered a diminutive form of South Slavic variants of the biblical name Matthias, such as Matej and Matija. The name has its roots in Hebrew and carries the meanings 'gift of God', 'gift of the Lord', or 'given by JHWH (God)'.

What does the name Mato mean?

Mato is a diminutive form derived from South Slavic variants of the biblical name Matthias, such as Matej and Matija. The name has Hebrew origins and means something like 'gift of God', 'gift of the Lord', or 'given by JHWH (God)'. Mato is particularly widespread in the countries of the former Yugoslavia, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

Where does the name Mato come from?

The name Mato originates as a variant of the biblical Matthias from the ancient Hebrew Mattitjāhū (מַתִּתְיָהוּ). This is composed of the Hebrew elements mattath (מַתַּת), meaning 'gift', and jhwh (יהוה), the name of God. The ancient Hebrew

How do you pronounce Mato?

Mah-toh

When is the name day of Mato?

The name day for Mato is celebrated on February 24th, in remembrance of the Apostle Matthias.

Popularity

In Germany, Mato is a common first name. Currently, it ranks 4,024th in the list of the most popular male baby names. Its best placement was in 2012, when it reached 1,891st place. Over the last ten years, the name Mato has been given about 70 times, placing it 2,964th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 3,042nd.

Nicknames & pet names

Mati / Matötschka

Similar first names

Famous people

• Celestin Mato Medovic (Croatian painter)
• Mato Celestin Medovic (painter from Croatia)
• Mato Damjanovic (Yugoslav chess player)
• Mato Grgic (Yugoslav footballer)
• Mato Grubisic (English footballer)
• Mato Jajalo (Croatian footballer)
• Mato Kosyk (Lower Sorbian/Wendish poet)
• Mato Lovrak (Croatian writer)
• Mato Milos (Croatian football player)
• Mato Mladenovic (ice hockey player from Yugoslavia)
• Mato Neretljak (Croatian footballer)
• Mato Pizurica (linguist from Serbia)
• Mato Sego (football player from Switzerland)
• Mato Simunovic (footballer from Yugoslavia)
• Mato Valtonen (Finnish actor)