Mats

See also: mats, mâts, mäts, and matš

English

Noun

Mats

  1. plural of Mat
    There are three Mats in this department.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Mats

  1. a male given name, short for Mattias and Matteus

Faroese

Proper noun

Mats m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Mats: Matsson
  • daughter of Mats: Matsdóttir

Declension
Singular
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

  1. 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

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  1. a male given name

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • 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.

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