Names like Matias
Matias is a three-syllable Hebrew name that ends in -as. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Matias.
Matthias Hebrew · "gift of God"
Tobias Hebrew · "God is good"
Josias Hebrew · Latinized form of Josiah, Hebrew for 'God supports'
Elias Hebrew · my God is Yahweh (form of Elijah); a beloved staple among Ethiopian Christian families
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Matias comes from.
Moises Hebrew · Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses; 'drawn from the water' in the Bible's telling, though scholars favor Egyptian mes, 'son'
Isaias Hebrew · Spanish variant of Isaiah, "Yahweh is salvation"
Misael Hebrew · biblical name (Mishael), 'who is like God'
Joaquin Hebrew · Spanish form of Joachim, "God will establish"
The same feel
Also biblical and international names.
Jesus Hebrew · "Yahweh is salvation," from Yeshua by way of Greek and Latin; in Spanish-speaking families, where it is pronounced heh-SOOS, giving the name is an act of devotion with centuries of tradition behind it, common from Mexico to the Philippines
Ismael Hebrew · variant of Ishmael, "God will hear"
Rafael Hebrew · God has healed
Jeremias Hebrew · form of Jeremiah, God will exalt
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Matias, on a similar curve.
Messiah Hebrew · "anointed one"
Elijah Hebrew · "my God is Yahweh," the prophet swept to heaven in a whirlwind; long cherished in Black American and evangelical naming, it climbed almost without pause from the 1960s into the US top five. Eli comes built in
Lazarus Hebrew · Latinized form of Eleazar, Hebrew for 'God has helped'
Gideon Hebrew · mighty warrior, one who cuts down; biblical judge and military leader who defeated the Midianites
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