Talk:Matthew (given name)

message: Since this article is an almost exact copy of the wiktionary entry and is much more suitable as a dictionary entry rather than an encyclopedia one, I propose to redirect to Wiktionary:Matthew shortly. Abtract 11:23, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. Articles about names can be encyclopædic. Beyond the popularity information that is already here, there might be something more about the history of the name, cultural aspects of naming, name day celebrations, and who knows what else.--Paul Erik 04:05, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: redirect needed

message: I notice a contradiction here. It is said that the Greek name is Ματθαιος and then it is explained that "...in the Roman transliteration, two consecutive thetas..." but there are no consecutive thetas in Ματθαιος because the first one is a tau! Can somebody solve this mystery?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.99.239.225 (talk) 11:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thetas 

message: I am against merging this page Matthew (name) with Matthew (given name) for these reasons:
* Matthew (given name) now comprises solely a list of notable people with the forename Matthew 
* The list of people at Matthew (given name) is sufficiently long to justify being on its own, like the list of people with Matthews as surname
* This page has two fairly long lists just to include the cognates (as a forename and surname)
Iph (talk) 11:52, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Suppport Merge. The list of notable people with the first name Matthew should be gotten rid of.   There are literally thousands of notable people with that first name. It would be as ridiculous as listing every person named John in the John article. The list of people with the Matthew surname is different. Firstly, there are far less people with the surname Matthew, than with the given name Matthew, making the list somewhat manageable. Secondly, and more importantly, the justification for having the surname list is that people who are looking for someone specific and can't remember the first name of the person, will find the person through the list. However, it is far less probable that someone would remember the first name of a person and forget the last name of a person. --brewcrewer (yada, yada) 04:35, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge with Matthew (given name)? No. 

message: what is that bit towards the end of the first section about Matthew being one name space? It goes on to compare Mateo and Matias. I have always thought of Mateo being Matthew, and Matias being Mathias (pronounced math-eye-us)which is also an English name.58.30.7.253 (talk) 16:18, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  name space? 

message: i have removed the name mete off the turkish equivalent section. mete is a turkic name and has no connection with the biblical character or any of the saints. matta, on the other hand, is the correct equivalent.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2400:2410:8A60:400:D8BB:F743:A824:C44C (talk) 09:09, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  mete-matthew 

message: Go to this link to prove that my edits are correct: https://www.names.org/n/matthew/about User talk:MattWorks 10:34, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry, that doesn't appear to be a reliable source. Even if it were, it contradicts one change you made: the Hebrew origin of the name. Also, the source you cited for the 1.6 million (rounded) figure refers to the name's use within only one of many countries. And please don't mark such edits as minor; they are not. RivertorchFIREWATER 03:14, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Names.org