Matannah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Matannah

What is the meaning of the name Matannah ?

The baby name Matannah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mɑˈtɑnə/ (mah-TAH-nə).

Matannah is Hebrew in Origin.

Matannah is a rare Hebrew-derived given name formed from mattanah (מתנה), the everyday Hebrew word for “gift” or “present.” The double n reflects English transliteration rather than a change in meaning, and many pronounce it mah-tah-NAH. It is often read as unisex, though the -ah ending lends a gentle, feminine tilt. Semantically it aligns with Shai (“gift”) and relates to the theophoric forms Mattaniah/Matanya, “gift of Yahweh.”

In use as a personal name, Matannah is modern, but its roots reach the Tanakh: Mattanah names a wilderness station in Numbers 21, a detail that has inspired some to read the name as a symbolic “gift” received on a journey. Contemporary adoption appears in Jewish and wider communities as a virtue name. Variants include Matanah, Mattanah, Matana, and Mattana; related forms are Matan/Mattan and Mattaniah/Matanya. Nicknames range from Mati and Tani to Tana or Nani.

⚙ Matannah turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.