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"MATHEW" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the four letters", "be", "become". |
Date "MATHEW" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1844. (references) |
"MATHEW" is a common misspelling or typo for: Matthew. |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Mathew (Father), 1799-1856, called The Apostle of Temperance. His success was almost miraculous. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: MATHEW |
| Specialty definitions using "MATHEW": Apostles, where buried ♦ Father Mathew. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
![]() | Letter from Mathew Brady to President Abraham Lincoln, asking Lincoln to sit for a photograph. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Photographer Mathew B. Brady, three-quarter length portrait, facing front. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside (reading newspaper) with Mathew B. Brady (nearest tree) at Army of the Potomac headquarters. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Mr. Charles Wrape came to help his Uncle Mathew move out of the area being taken over by the Army. His own farm is a few miles outside the area. Leraysville, New York. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Cameroon | There were no reports of any action taken against the members of the security forces responsible for the following killings in 2000: The September death from torture of Mathew Titiahonjo; the June killing of two bandits by security officers; and the May killings of two women in Yaounde. (references) |
Cameroon | On April 11, the traditional rulers of Ekondo-Titi, Southwest Province, acting under the authority of the Balondo Development Association (BACUDA), ordered the expulsion of Iyassa Anou, Joseph Regeant, Johnson Mambo Naseri, Mathew Ajong Awor, Christian Buma, Francisca Nyando, and James Okenye, for allegedly bewitching to death a resident of the town of Lobe; however, the order to expel the seven was not implemented by year's end. (references) | |
Cameroon | There reportedly was no action taken against the responsible members of the security forces who tortured, beat, raped, or otherwise abused the persons in the following cases from 2000: The November beating of a journalist; the September rape of two girls; the June beating of Amelie, a female soccer player; the June injuring of several persons when a grenade thrown by a gendarme exploded in a bar; the June beating of Beatrice Elouga, the June assault of numerous citizens; the May torturing of Achille Tehoumba Heubo; the May beating of Madeleine Ngo Songane; the May torturing to death of Mathew Titiahonjo; the May beating of several student demonstrators; the April beating and torturing of a foreign volunteer teacher; the April injuring of Cecile Ngono; the April beating of Nicole Ajong; the April beating of parishioners at Notre Dame De Sept Douleurs; the March torturing of Jean Paul Kentsa and two others; the January injuring and beating of several students when a demonstration was dispersed forcibly; and the January torturing of customs inspector Vincent Nkengfue. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "MATHEW" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 92.68% of the time. "MATHEW" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 92.68% | 38 | 55,818 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 7.32% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 41 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "MATHEW" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mathew | First name Male | 64,000 | 241 |
| Mathew | Last name | 2,000 | 5,440 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "MATHEW" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the four letters", "be", "become". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "MATHEW." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Matthew | Male | Biblical | Yahweh |
| Matthias | Male | Biblical | Matthew |
| Mattithyahu | Male | Biblical (Original) | Matthew |
| Matija | Male | Croatian | Matthew |
| Matej | Male | Czech | Matthew |
| Mads | Male | Danish | Matthew |
| Mat | Male | English | Matthew |
| Mathew | Male | English | Matthew |
| Matt | Male | English | Matthew |
| Matthew | Male | English | Yahweh |
| Matthias | Male | English | Matthew |
| Matty | Male | English | Matthew |
| Matias | Male | Finnish | Matthew |
| Matti | Male | Finnish | Matthew |
| Mathieu | Male | French | Matthew |
| Matthias | Male | German | Matthew |
| Matthias | Male | Greek | Matthew |
| Makaio | Male | Hawaiian | Matthew |
| Máté | Male | Hungarian | Matthew |
| Mátyás | Male | Hungarian | Matthew |
| Maitiú | Male | Irish | Matthew |
| Matteo | Male | Italian | Matthew |
| Mattia | Male | Italian | Matthew |
| Mats | Male | Norwegian | Matthew |
| Maciej | Male | Polish | Matthew |
| Mateusz | Male | Polish | Matthew |
| Mateus | Male | Portuguese | Matthew |
| Matheus | Male | Portuguese | Matthew |
| Matvei | Male | Russian | Matthew |
| Matija | Male | Serbian | Matthew |
| Matej | Male | Slovak | Matthew |
| Matej | Male | Slovene | Matthew |
| Matija | Male | Slovene | Matthew |
| Matjaz | Male | Slovene | Matthew |
| Mateo | Male | Spanish | Matthew |
| Mats | Male | Swedish | Matthew |
| Yahweh | Male | Theology | N/A |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
Expression using "MATHEW": Mathew B. Brady. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mathew lesko | 86 | mathew schram | 13 |
mathew | 77 | knowles mathew | 13 |
mathew lawrence | 76 | lawerence mathew | 11 |
mathew brady | 61 | dave mathew band | 11 |
mathew mcconaughey | 55 | mathew modine | 10 |
mathew shepard | 53 | mathew bow | 10 |
mathew patrick st | 52 | mathew wilson | 9 |
mathew perry | 48 | lawrence mathew picture | 9 |
mathew rush | 36 | mathew williamson | 9 |
mathew good band | 36 | dave mathew | 8 |
good mathew | 34 | mathew mcconahey | 8 |
barney mathew | 25 | mathew streamer | 8 |
mathew henry | 20 | band good lyrics mathew | 8 |
mathew broderick | 19 | mathew lesco | 7 |
lillard mathew | 18 | mathew mcconaghey | 7 |
mathew henry commentary | 18 | flinders mathew | 7 |
duncan james mathew | 18 | commodore mathew perry | 6 |
mathew sheppard | 15 | mathew mcconaughy | 6 |
mathew sweet | 14 | mathew zone | 6 |
bender mathew | 14 | maconahey mathew | 6 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "MATHEW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Russian | мэтью. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 6, Verse 15 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Matqaion kai qwman iakwbon ton tou alfaiou kai simwna ton kaloumenon zhlwthn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Mattheum et Thomam Iacobum Alphei et Simonem qui vocatur Zelotes |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And þomam. and Maþeum. and Iacobum. Alfei. and simonem. se is genemned zelotes. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Filip and Bartholomew, Matheu and Thomas, James Alphei, and Symount, that is clepid Zelotes, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Mathew and Thomas Iames the sonne of Alpheus and Simon called zelotes |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Matthew and Thomas and James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon, who was named the Zealot, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 6, Verse 15 |
| Cebuano | ug si Mateo, ug si Tomas, ug si Santiago nga anak ni Alfeo, ug si Simon nga ginganlan ug Zelote, |
| Croatian | i Mateja, i Tomu, i Jakova Alfejeva, i imuna zvanoga Revnitelj, |
| Danish | og Matthæus og Thomas, Jakob, Alfæus's Søn, og Simon, som kaldes Zelotes, |
| Dutch | Mattheus en Thomas, Jakobus, den zoon van Alfeus, en Simon genaamd Zelotes; |
| Finnish | ja Matteuksen ja Tuomaan, ja Jaakobin, Alfeuksen pojan, ja Simonin, jota kutsuttiin Kiivailijaksi, |
| French | Matthieu; Thomas; Jacques, fils d`Alphée; Simon, appelé le zélote; |
| German | Matthäus und Thomas, Jakobus, des Alphäus Sohn, Simon genannt Zelotes, |
| Hungarian | Mátét és Tamást, Jakabot, az Alfeus fiát, és Simont, a ki Zelotesnek nevezteték, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan Matius, dan Tomas, dan Yakub, anak Alpius, dan Simon yang digelar Zelotis, |
| Italian | Matteo, Tommaso, Giacomo d'Alfeo, Simone soprannominato Zelota, |
| Latvian | Mateju un Tomu, Jçkabu, Alfeja dçlu, un Sîmani, kas saukts Centîgais, |
| Manx Gaelic | Mian as Thomase, Jamys mac Alpheus, as Simon va enmyssit Zelotes |
| Maori | Ko Matiu raua ko Tamati, ko hemi tama a Arapiu, ko Haimona e kiia nei ko Heroti, |
| Norwegian | og Matteus og Tomas og Jakob, Alfeus' sønn, og Simon, som kaltes ivreren, |
| Portuguese | Mateus e Tomé; Tiago, filho de Alfeu, e Simão, chamado Zelote; |
| Rumanian | pe Matei; pe Toma; pe Iacov, fiul lui Alfeu; pe Simon, numit Zilotul; |
| Shuar | Mateusha, Tumassha, Arpeu uchiri Jakupusha, Asump Semunsha, |
| Swedish | och Matteus och Tomas och Jakob, Alfeus' son, och Simon, som kallades ivraren; |
| Uma | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"MATHEW" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Maathai, Machwe, Madhuc, Maithir, mathe, Mathonwy, matthew, Mauthe, mayhew, Methel, Methow. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-m-t-w" | |
-1 letter: wheat. | |
-2 letters: ahem, eath, haem, haet, hame, hate, heat, mate, math, meat, meta, meth, tame, team, thae, thaw, them, thew, twae, wame, wham, what, whet. | |
-3 letters: ate, awe, eat, eta, eth, hae, ham, hat, haw, hem, het, hew, mae, mat, maw, met, mew, tae, tam, taw, tea, tew, the, twa, wae, wat, wet. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-m-t-w" | |
+2 letters: somewhat, watchmen. | |
+3 letters: earthworm, heartworm, somewhats. | |
+4 letters: earthworms, heartworms, makeweight, midwatches, threadworm, tomahawked, watchmaker, weatherman, weathermen. | |
+5 letters: blameworthy, makeweights, mouthwashes, threadworms, warmhearted, watchmakers, wharfmaster, whoremaster. | |
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