"Mads" meaning in All languages combined

See Mads on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

Etymology: Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew. Etymology templates: {{cog|no|-}} Norwegian, {{cog|sv|Mats}} Swedish Mats, {{cog|en|Matthew}} English Matthew Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Mads
  1. a male given name Related terms: Madsen [surname]

Proper name [Norwegian Bokmål]

IPA: /mads/, [mɑds], /mats/, [mɑts] Forms: Mats [alternative]
Rhymes: -ads, -ats Etymology: Borrowed from Danish Mads m, a medieval Danish contraction of Mathias, historically also associated with Matthæus. From Latin Matthias m, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας m (Matthías), ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ m (Mattīṯyāhū, “gift of Yahweh”). Doublet of Mats (“male given name”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Mads, Swedish Mads, Faroese Mads, Finnish Mads and Greenlandic Mads (“male given name”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|nb|da|Mads|g=m}} Borrowed from Danish Mads m, {{der|nb|la|Matthias|g=m}} Latin Matthias m, {{der|nb|grc|Ματθίας|g=m|tr=Matthías}} Ancient Greek Ματθίας m (Matthías), {{der|nb|hbo|מַתִּתְיָהוּ|g=m|t=gift of Yahweh|tr=Mattīṯyāhū}} Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ m (Mattīṯyāhū, “gift of Yahweh”), {{doublet|nb|Mats|t1=male given name}} Doublet of Mats (“male given name”), {{cog|nn|Mads}} Norwegian Nynorsk Mads, {{cog|sv|Mads}} Swedish Mads, {{cog|fo|Mads}} Faroese Mads, {{cog|fi|Mads}} Finnish Mads, {{cog|kl|Mads|t=male given name}} Greenlandic Mads (“male given name”) Head templates: {{head|nb|proper noun}} Mads
  1. a male given name from Danish [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Matthew Wikipedia link: Mads (given name), Store norske leksikon Derived forms: Madsen (english: patronymic surname meaning; son of Mads””)
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɑds]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mats/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɑts]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ads"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ats"
    },
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      "homophone": "(when pronounced /mats/) Mats"
    }
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mats/"
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      "ipa": "[mɑts]"
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