Matti

Etymology
The medieval spoken form of the Vulgate and, brought to Finland as Catholic saint's names. Cognate with 🇨🇬 and.

Proper noun

 * 1) * 1876, Maamme kirja, Chapter 71: Matti (translated from Swedish Boken om vårt land 1875):
 * "fi"
 * 1) * 1876, Maamme kirja, Chapter 71: Matti (translated from Swedish Boken om vårt land 1875):
 * "fi"

- Eräällä isännällä oli kolme palvelijata. Iivana oli Wenäläinen, Eerikki oli Ruotsalainen ja Matti oli Suomalainen.



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.