Names like Matthias
Matthias 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 Matthias.
Matias Hebrew · Spanish form of Matthias, "gift of God"
Nicholas Greek · victory of the people, from the Greek Nikolaos; the fourth-century saint of Myra whose secret gift-giving grew into Santa Claus, a name borne by five popes and two tsars, and the 1990s American staple behind Nick, Cole and Colin
Tobias Hebrew · "God is good"
Josias Hebrew · Latinized form of Josiah, Hebrew for 'God supports'
The same roots
Also Hebrew names, from the tradition Matthias comes from.
Elias Hebrew · my God is Yahweh (form of Elijah); a beloved staple among Ethiopian Christian families
Jonathan Hebrew · "Yahweh has given," from the Hebrew Yehonatan; in the Bible the prince whose loyalty to David defined friendship. A steady Anglo-American classic for three centuries that folds warmly to Jon and Johnny without being John
Benjamin Hebrew · "son of the right hand," from the Hebrew Binyamin, Jacob's youngest and best-loved son; a name for cherished last-borns through centuries of Jewish, Puritan, and American use. Full of gravity, while Ben could not be friendlier
Jeremias Hebrew · form of Jeremiah, God will exalt
The same feel
Also biblical and classic names.
James Hebrew · traditionally "supplanter," the English form of Jacob by way of the Late Latin Iacomus; the name of kings, two apostles, and more US presidents than any other. Royal in Britain, everyman in America, durable everywhere: Jim, Jamie, and Jem included
Samuel Hebrew · traditionally "God has heard," from Shemuel, the prophet whose mother prayed for a son and named him for the answer; a pillar of Jewish, Puritan, and Victorian naming that has never left the American top 100. Sam is the friendliest of short forms
Isaiah Hebrew · God is salvation; one of the most beloved names in Black American families for generations
Joaquin Hebrew · Spanish form of Joachim, "God will establish"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Matthias, on a similar curve.
Lazarus Hebrew · Latinized form of Eleazar, Hebrew for 'God has helped'
Ephraim Hebrew · traditionally translated as 'fruitful'
Raphael Hebrew · "God has healed"
Gabriel Hebrew · traditionally "God is my strength," from Gavriel; the archangel of the Annunciation, honored in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam alike, at home in a dozen languages from French to Portuguese. Gabe keeps it casual
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