Mats
English
Noun
Mats
- plural of Mat
- There are three Mats in this department.
Anagrams
Estonian
Proper noun
Mats
- a male given name, short for Mattias and Matteus
Related terms
Faroese
Proper noun
Mats m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Mats: Matsson
- daughter of Mats: Matsdóttir
Declension
singular | |
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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.
Pronunciation
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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.