"Matty" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Diminutives + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Matty
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Matty-en-name-6ilE8C2V Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 54 46
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Matilda or Martha, variant of Mattie Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Matty-en-name-u7SaryPJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 54 46

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