MATT  

Gender: M
Origin: Short form of MATTHEW
Meaning: "gift of God"

Still one of the most appealing short forms, which goes a long way toward explaining the sustained popularity of Matthew. Matt is perennially the popular guy in high school, friendly, attractive, and comfortable with a baseball. Matty or Mattie are cute for a younger boy.

Matt is being discussed in our message boards:

• My favourite boy names
• "You can't call him that! HE'LL GET BEATEN UP!"
• Many Multiples BNG
• Picture Game :)
• Aaaack! DH hates them all (boy names)

Read Nameberry blog posts about Matt:

• POPULAR 2009 BABY NAMES: From here, there and everywhere
• EXOTIC LITE: Boys' Edition
• FAVORITE NAMES: Why We Love What We Love
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• THE UN-WEIRDLY-NAMED STARBABY BOYS