Mats
English
Noun
Mats
Anagrams
Faroese
Proper noun
Mats m
- a male given name.
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Mats: Matsson
- daughter of Mats: Matsdóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Mats |
Accusative | Mats |
Dative | Matsi |
Genitive | Mats |
Norwegian
Etymology
Short form of Mathias and related names. Cognate with Danish Mads.
Proper noun
Mats
- a male given name.
Swedish
Etymology
Vernacular form of Mattias and Matteus. First recorded in Sweden in 1494 as Matz.
Proper noun
Mats c (genitive Mats)
- a male given name.
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 65 156 males with the given name Mats living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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Categories:
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Norwegian lemmas
- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names