Matous

/M-AA-T-OW-UH-S/

Boy Christian Czech origin CzechSlovak

Matthew (Czech form) — Matous (Czech Matouš, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh') is the older Czech form of Matthew, distinct from the more modern Matej. Matous is the form used in the Czech Bible to refer to Matthew the Evangelist, and in older Czech religious literature.

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Meaning & origin

Yes — Matous is a Christian boy name of Czech origin, meaning “Matthew (Czech form) — Matous (Czech Matouš, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh') is the older Czech form of Matthew, distinct from the more modern Matej. Matous is the form used in the Czech Bible to refer to Matthew the Evangelist, and in older Czech religious literature.”.

Matous is a boy's name of Czech origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Matthew (Czech form) — Matous (Czech Matouš, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh') is the older Czech form of Matthew, distinct from the more modern Matej. Matous is the form used in the Czech Bible to refer to Matthew the Evangelist, and in older Czech religious literature." and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

Common among Czech, Slovak families, Matous carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

The patron saint & feast day behind Matous

Many Christian names carry a patron saint and a feast day (name day) — a tradition of choosing a name for the saint a child is born near, or one the family holds dear. Matous lives in this tradition of meaning and heritage.

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What does Matous's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Matous resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean

material mastery and executive power

Chaldean

introspection and spiritual wisdom

Matous's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Matous's full reading →

Does Matous go with your family's names?

Matous breaks into 6 sounds: /M-AA-T-OW-UH-S/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Matous sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Matous beside your family's names →

Names similar to Matous

If Matous resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Christian boy names, common in Czech families

Pavel

Paul (Slavic form) — Pavel (Russian Павел, from Latin Paulus 'small') is the Russian-Slavic form of Paul. The apostle Paul of Tarsus is honored across Orthodox Christianity. Pavel III of Russia and Pavel Tretyakov (founder of the Tretyakov Gallery) bore the name.

Marek

Of Mars, the warlike — Marek (Polish and Czech, from Latin Marcus) is the Slavic form of Mark. It recalls Mark the Evangelist, author of the second gospel and patron of Venice, and is used warmly across Polish, Czech and Slovak Catholic families as a steady, familiar masculine name.

Vaclav

More glory, greater glory — Vaclav (Czech Václav, from Slavic vele 'more' + slav 'glory') is the Czech form of the name of the duke and martyr Wenceslas, patron saint of the Czech lands. His legendary generosity to the poor is remembered in the carol known as Good King Wenceslas.

Petr

Rock — the Czech form of Peter, from Greek Petros, the name the apostle received from Christ. Distinctly Czech in dropping the final vowel, Petr instead of Peter, giving the consonant ending typical of the language. A steady, foundational Christian name across Bohemia and Moravia, evoking the firmness of stone.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian boy names from the Divine cluster

Elijah

My God is Yahweh, the fiery prophet who rode a chariot to heaven — Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, called fire from the sky, and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind without dying. His name burns with the absolute devotion of a man who stood alone against an entire kingdom's apostasy and won, armed with nothing but conviction and the fire of the one true God

Theodore

Gift of God, heaven's offering to the mortal world — Theodore reverses the syllables of Dorothy to create the same meaning from a masculine angle: God gives. Multiple saints and two American presidents carried this name, and it speaks of gratitude for the divine generosity that places children into families, talents into hands, and purpose into hearts that were waiting to be filled

Jack

God is gracious, by way of Jankin, a medieval English pet form of John (from Hebrew Yohanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'). Once a familiar nickname, it long ago outgrew that role to stand on its own and has repeatedly topped boys' name charts across Britain.

Names that sound similar

Christian boy names that open with the same syllables as Matous

Mateo

Gift of God, the Spanish form of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu (gift of Yahweh). The name carries the heritage of the apostle and evangelist, the tax-collector who followed Christ, while its softened Romance phonology turns Hebrew theology into warm Mediterranean music borne across the Spanish-speaking world.

Mark

Of Mars, the Roman god of war — from the Latin Martius (of Mars), of which Marcus and its short form Marcus/Mark are derivatives. The god's name itself is of uncertain pre-Latin origin. The name entered the Christian tradition through John Mark, author of the earliest gospel, and has been one of the most commonly given masculine names in the Western world ever since.

Martín

Warlike, of Mars — Saint Martin of Tours shared his cloak with a beggar. Spain's classic name of charitable warrior spirit.

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Common questions about Matous

What does the name Matous mean?

Matous means "Matthew (Czech form) — Matous (Czech Matouš, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh') is the older Czech form of Matthew, distinct from the more modern Matej. Matous is the form used in the Czech Bible to refer to Matthew the Evangelist, and in older Czech religious literature.." It is a boy name of Czech origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Matous a boy or girl name?

Matous is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Matous?

Matous is of Czech origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among Czech, Slovak families.

Is Matous a Christian name?

Yes. Matous is a boy name traditionally used in Christian families, of Czech origin.

What does Matous mean in Czech?

Matous originates from Czech, where it means "Matthew (Czech form) — Matous (Czech Matouš, from Hebrew Mattityahu 'gift of Yahweh') is the older Czech form of Matthew, distinct from the more modern Matej. Matous is the form used in the Czech Bible to refer to Matthew the Evangelist, and in older Czech religious literature.."

What is the numerology of Matous?

Matous has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.

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