Matti

== Finnish == === Etymology === Vernacular form of Matias and/or Matteus (both of the same origin), brought to Finland as Catholic saint's names. Already attested as a Finnish given name in medieval records. Cognate with English Matt, Matthew. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑtːi/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːi] Rhymes: -ɑtːi Syllabification(key): Mat‧ti Hyphenation(key): Mat‧ti === Proper noun === Matti a male given name from Biblical Hebrew 1876 Zachris Topelius, Maamme kirja, Chapter 71: Matti (translated from Swedish Boken om vårt land 1875): The letter M in the Finnish spelling alphabet. ==== Usage notes ==== The typical name for a Finnish male in stories and proverbs. Matti has been one of the most popular names in Finland since the Middle Ages, for reasons not quite clear. For example, it was the most common first name of men born in Finland in 1937–1949. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (given names) Matias, Matteus, Mattias (pet form) Masa (surnames) Matikainen, Matilainen, Mattila, Mattinen ==== Statistics ==== Matti is the 3rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 37,674 male individuals (and as a middle name to 36,751 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === matit, mitat, mitta == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmat.tiː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmat.ti] === Proper noun === Mattī n genitive of Mattium