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Matthew ( name Μαθθαιος (''Matthaios''; in the Roman transliteration, two consecutive Theta s are realized as "tth"), a Greek transliteration of the Aramaic diminutive מתי (''Mattay'', ''Maty''). From Latin ''Matthæus'', the English spelling ''Matthew'' (earlier ''Matheu'') comes directly from the French ''Matthieu''. Ultimately derived from the Hebrew name מתתיהו (''Matatyahu'', Mattathias ) or מתיתיהו (''Matityahu'', Mattithiah ), Matthew means "gift of Yahweh ". The Hebrew name is also spelled מתניהו (''Matanyahu'', Mattaniah ). Related names include נתניהו (''Netanyahu'', Nethaniah ), and with swapped syllables יהונתן (''Yehonatan'', Jonathan ). The name is translated from hebrew meaning gift of the lord. A common name in the East, it is traditionally spelled "Matthew" in English, but sometimes "Mathew", and even as the Muslim name ''Mathyu''. Matt is the most common Hypocoristic form of the name in English. "Matthew" can also be a middle name, and the English surnames Matthews , Mathis , Mathewson , and Mattison are among many family names derived from it. Whilst in English this is a single name space for most non-english languages this splits up into two separate name spaces. For example in the spanish language there is one name space around ''Matías'' and a second namespace around ''Mateo''. The small but important difference here is the "i" letter in contrast to the "e" letter, often pronounced more like an english "a" or latin "ae". In German the splitting is based upon ''Matthias'' for the first space and ''Matthäus'' for the second space. ALTERNATIVE NAMES AND SPELLINGS
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