# Matti
## Finnish
### Etymology

The medieval spoken form of the Vulgate Latin Matthias and Matthaeus, brought to Finland as Catholic saint's names. Cognate with English Matthias and Matthew.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑtːi/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːi]
* Rhymes: -ɑtːi
* Hyphenation: Mat‧ti

### Proper noun

Matti
* a male given name from Biblical Hebrew
** 1840, Kanteletar:1:59 Huoliansa haasteleva:Tahi jos virkan vierahalle, mainitsen kylän Matille, vieras sen viieksi panevi, kylän Matti kymmeneksi.
** 1876 Zachris Topelius, Maamme kirja, Chapter 71: Matti (translated from Swedish Boken om vårt land 1875):
    Eräällä isännällä oli kolme palvelijata. Iivana oli Wenäläinen, Eerikki oli Ruotsalainen ja Matti oli Suomalainen.A farmer had three servants. Ivan was Russian, Erik was Swedish and Matti was Finnish.
** 2018, Pauliina Rauhala, Synninkantajat, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 31:Matti on maailman tavallisimman ja kunnollisimman miehen nimi. Sellaiseksi minäkin aion kasvaa, samanlaiseksi kuin isä, vaikka oma nimeni on vähän liian erikoinen.Matti was a name for the world's most ordinary and proper man. That's how I too want to grow up to be, like my father, even if my own name is a little too unusual.
* The letter M in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

#### Usage notes

* The typical name for a Finnish male in stories and proverbs.
* Matti has been one of the most popular names in Finland since the Middle Ages, for reasons not quite clear. For example, it was the most common first name of men born in Finland in 1937–1949.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Matti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mattini
Mattini
accusative
nom.
Mattini
Mattini
gen.
Mattini
genitive
Mattini
Mattieni
partitive
Mattiani
Mattejani
inessive
Matissani
Mateissani
elative
Matistani
Mateistani
illative
Mattiini
Matteihini
adessive
Matillani
Mateillani
ablative
Matiltani
Mateiltani
allative
Matilleni
Mateilleni
essive
Mattinani
Matteinani
translative
Matikseni
Mateikseni
abessive
Matittani
Mateittani
instructive
comitative
—Matteineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mattisi
Mattisi
accusative
nom.
Mattisi
Mattisi
gen.
Mattisi
genitive
Mattisi
Mattiesi
partitive
Mattiasi
Mattejasi
inessive
Matissasi
Mateissasi
elative
Matistasi
Mateistasi
illative
Mattiisi
Matteihisi
adessive
Matillasi
Mateillasi
ablative
Matiltasi
Mateiltasi
allative
Matillesi
Mateillesi
essive
Mattinasi
Matteinasi
translative
Matiksesi
Mateiksesi
abessive
Matittasi
Mateittasi
instructive
comitative
—Matteinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mattimme
Mattimme
accusative
nom.
Mattimme
Mattimme
gen.
Mattimme
genitive
Mattimme
Mattiemme
partitive
Mattiamme
Mattejamme
inessive
Matissamme
Mateissamme
elative
Matistamme
Mateistamme
illative
Mattiimme
Matteihimme
adessive
Matillamme
Mateillamme
ablative
Matiltamme
Mateiltamme
allative
Matillemme
Mateillemme
essive
Mattinamme
Matteinamme
translative
Matiksemme
Mateiksemme
abessive
Matittamme
Mateittamme
instructive
comitative
—Matteinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mattinne
Mattinne
accusative
nom.
Mattinne
Mattinne
gen.
Mattinne
genitive
Mattinne
Mattienne
partitive
Mattianne
Mattejanne
inessive
Matissanne
Mateissanne
elative
Matistanne
Mateistanne
illative
Mattiinne
Matteihinne
adessive
Matillanne
Mateillanne
ablative
Matiltanne
Mateiltanne
allative
Matillenne
Mateillenne
essive
Mattinanne
Matteinanne
translative
Matiksenne
Mateiksenne
abessive
Matittanne
Mateittanne
instructive
comitative
—Matteinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mattinsa
Mattinsa
accusative
nom.
Mattinsa
Mattinsa
gen.
Mattinsa
genitive
Mattinsa
Mattiensa
partitive
Mattiaan Mattiansa
Mattejaan Mattejansa
inessive
Matissaan Matissansa
Mateissaan Mateissansa
elative
Matistaan Matistansa
Mateistaan Mateistansa
illative
Mattiinsa
Matteihinsa
adessive
Matillaan Matillansa
Mateillaan Mateillansa
ablative
Matiltaan Matiltansa
Mateiltaan Mateiltansa
allative
Matilleen Matillensa
Mateilleen Mateillensa
essive
Mattinaan Mattinansa
Matteinaan Matteinansa
translative
Matikseen Matiksensa
Mateikseen Mateiksensa
abessive
Matittaan Matittansa
Mateittaan Mateittansa
instructive
comitative
—Matteineen Matteinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Matikainen
* Matikka
* Matti Meikäläinen
* Mattila
* Mattinen
* Juha-Matti
* Matinaho
* Matinkylä
* Matinlassi
* Matinlauri
* Matinlompolo
* Matintalo
* mattimeikäläinen
* mattimyöhäinen
* nukkumatti
* taskumatti
* Veli-Matti

#### Related terms

* (given names) Matias, Matteus, Mattias
* (pet form) Masa
* (surnames) Matikainen, Matilainen, Mattila, Mattinen

#### Statistics

* Matti is the 3rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 40,196 male individuals (and as a middle name to 37,273 more), and also belongs as a middle name to 7 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* matit, mitat, mitta