Matt
Short form of Matthew
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Matt Origin and Meaning
The name Matt is a boy's name of Hebrew origin 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.
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Matt Rank in US Top 1000
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Matt Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Matt Popularity
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Famous People Named Matt
- Matthew Charles "Matt" CzuchryAmerican actor
- Matthew Raymond "Matt" DillonAmerican actor
- Matthew Paige "Matt" DamonAmerican actor
- Matthew Steven "Matt" LeBlancAmerican actor
- Matthew Robert "Matt" SmithEnglish actor
- Matthew "Matt" CasselAmerican football player
- Matthew "Matt" KensethAmerican NASCAR driver
- William Matthew "Matt" NoveskeyAmerican musician
- Matthew "Matt" FlynnAmerican drummer
- Matthew Abram "Matt" GroeningAmerican cartoonist
- Matthew Staton "Matt" BomerAmerican actor
- Matthew "Matt" MartinCanadian ice hockey player
- Matthew "Matt" McGorryAmerican actor
- Matthew James "Matt" Shively JrAmerican actor
- Matthew Joseph "Matt" CahillEnglish singer
- Matthew James "Matt" DucheneCanadian ice hockey player
- Mathew James "Matt" Willisbassist of British band Busted
- Matt CorboyAmerican actor
- Matt SohinkiAmerican YouTuber and member of Smosh Games
- Matthew "Matt" MeeseAmerican actor and co,creator of YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
- Matthew "Matt" Thomas Cainformer San Francisco Giants baseball pitcher
- Matthew "Matt" PhillipsScottish professional footballer
- Matt LintzAmerican actor
Matt in Pop Culture
- Matthew "Matt" Dilloncharacter on "Gunsmoke" portrayed by James Arness
- Matt Mandigocharacter in short story "Earth Inherited" by author Justine Avery
- Matt Quinlanmain character on TV's "Cyberchase"
- Matt Camdencharacter on TV's "Seventh Heaven"
- Matt Engardecharacter in Ace Attorney video game series
- Matt McNamaracharacter on TV's "Nip/Tuck"
- Matt Draytoncharacter in "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
- Matt Donovancharacter in The Vampire Diaries series
- Matt James Hallowellcharacter in "The Sign of the Beaver" by Elizabeth George Speare
- Matteo "Matt" Alacráncharacter in "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
- Dr Matt Crowercharacter on TV's "American Gothic"
- Mattnickname of Yamato Ishida in the English dub of the anime "Digimon Adventure"
- Matt the Radar Technicianalter ego of Kylo Ren on Saturday Night Live
- Matthew "Matt" Holtcharacter in Voltron: Legendary Defender.
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