Matvei
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning gift of god; a form of Matthew.
Matvei by the numbers
Matvei was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Matthew
Like Matvei, each of these traces back to Matthew: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Matiasgift of god; a form of Matthew1,558 in the US (2017)
- Mattiegift of god; a form of Matthew or Matilda238 in the US (2017)
- Matheogift of god; a form of Matthew144 in the US (2017)
- Mathisgift of God; a form of Matthew133 in the US (2017)
- Mattgift of god; a form of Matthew71 in the US (2017)
- Mattisongift of god; a form of Matthew49 in the US (2017)
- Matheusgift of god; a form of Matthew8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mathieugift of God; French form of Matthew36 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Matvei. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mateigift of god; Romanian form of Matthew109 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matviigift of God; Russian form of Matthew18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Matveygift of God; Russian form of Matthew6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Matteogift of god; Italian form of Matthew2,071 in the US (2017)
- Mathewgift of God; a spelling variant of Matthew499 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a gift
Like Matvei, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
- Mackenzieson of the fair one; surname used as given name2,976 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Matvei, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Matvei
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