Matfei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Matfei

What is the meaning of the name Matfei ?

The baby name Matfei is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Russian: [mɐtˈfʲej]; English approximation: maht-FAY (IPA: /mɑtˈfeɪ/).

Matfei is Hebrew in Origin.

Matfei is the Church Slavonic–Russian form of Matthew (Russian Матфей), derived from Hebrew Matityahu “gift of Yahweh,” transmitted through Greek Matthaios and Latin Matthaeus. In modern transliteration it may appear as Matfey; the closely related secular Russian form is Matvei/Matvey. The name points to divine favor or a child given by God.

In the Eastern Orthodox world, Matfei marked boys baptized in honor of the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew and is the form used in liturgical texts and traditional calendars. Over time, everyday Russian favored Matvey, which surged in popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, while Matfei acquired a slightly archaic, ecclesiastical tone yet remains fully usable. Cognates include Matthew (English), Mateo (Spanish), Matteo (Italian), Mateusz (Polish), Matei (Romanian), Matej (Slavic languages), and Ukrainian Matvii/Matviy. Name days commonly coincide with the feast of St. Matthew in the respective church calendar.

⚙ Matfei is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Matfei appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.