Mads
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See also: mads
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew.
Proper noun
[edit]Mads
- a male given name
Related terms
[edit]- (surnames) Madsen
References
[edit]- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 31 026 males with the given name Mads have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Danish Mads. Doublet of Mats.
Proper noun
[edit]Mads
- a male given name from Danish