English

Proper noun
Matthias

1. biblical character The Apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.
2. given name|male, derived from the same source as Matthew.

Translations
trans-top|the Apostle replacing Judas
Danish: Matthias#Danish|Matthias
Finnish: Mattias
German: Matthias#German|Matthias
trans-mid
Norwegian: Mattias
Swedish: Mattias
trans-bottom
trans-top|male given name
Danish: Mathias, Matthias#Danish|Matthias
Finnish: Matias
German: Matthias#German|Matthias, Mathias
trans-mid
Norwegian: Mathias
Swedish: Mattias, Mathias
trans-bottom

Usage notes
In several European languages, the equivalents of Matthias rather than Matthew are preferred as given names.

Danish

Proper noun
Matthias

1. biblical character|lang=da Matthias#English|Matthias.
2. given name|male||da:.

Related terms
Mads
Mathias
Matthæus

German

Proper noun
Matthias

1. biblical character|lang=de Matthias#English|Matthias.
2. given name|male||de:. Variant spelling: Mathias.

de:Matthias
fr:Matthias
ru:Matthias
sr:Matthias

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