Thoughts on Matthew ?

[Thiswayupanddown]

Hello mumnetters,
I would like to know your thoughts on Matthew?
We both like it and think it will age well . It doesn't seem very popular at the moment where we live. Also any suggestions for middle names.
Thank you in advance.

I love it.

Matthew James
Matthew Phillip
Matthew Christopher
Matthew David
Matthew Evan
Matthew Francis

Love it - but then it’s my son’s name!

It’s a lovely name. Any middle name would sound nice with it really. I don’t agree that it’s dated, not in the same way a name like Steven or Gemma is dated, because it’s never been as popular as them. Although I quite like dated names anyway so I’m not the best judge!

I think it might be coming back into fashion. I've recently met a toddler and a baby Matthew and now this thread. Coincidence possibly or maybe not!

Great name (of my DS1!). Everyone knows the name, but there hasn't been any others in his nursery or his year at school. Can be Matty when you want a cute baby nickname, then Matt when/if he wants a more adult nickname.

Only downside for us is that Matthew was my favourite boy's name, but when DS 2 came along I told my DH he couldn't go with his favourite boy's name of Mark, as I didn't want a lifetime of jokes about when we would be having Luke and John. 😂

Matthew was our choice if dd1 had been a boy. We then found something we liked just a little better and used it for ds. Then we were going to use Matthew again if dd2 had been a boy.

First time was going to be Matthew Paul, then used Paul for ds's middle name. Second time would have been Matthew Brendan.

Great name, suits any age or situation. I know a few, youngest is 4, oldest is 50's.

I love Matt and Matty, the names sound warm and friendly

It's timeless, can be abbreviated (Matt) made cute (Matty). (Ok bias as it was our chosen name but we had girls)

The term dated is a bit meaningless here. Matthew is an ancient, Biblical name. It's lovely.

I have an 8yo Matthew. He is the only one in his year, though there's another in Y6 at our school. It's a timeless classic!

I think it's a lovely name. It means "gift." With a two syllable surname & first name I'd go for a two syllable middle name, eg Daniel, Edward, David etc.

It will always get my vote too

Thank you all for the lovely feedback.xx

@Downton57

The term dated is a bit meaningless here. Matthew is an ancient, Biblical name. It's lovely.

The term dated isn’t meaningless. Dating is related to recent name trends, rather than how old a name is. Names which become very popular, that fall from popularity become dated. Because you hear the name and have an assumption on how old the bearer is. If I met a father in his thirties, with a preschooler and their names were Matthew and Noah, I would assume Matthew was the dad and Noah the son. Both are old, Biblical names, but Matthew peaked in popularity in the 90s, and Noah is peaking now.

Matthew was in the top 5 in the 90s and is now falling out of the top hundred. It’s not name like James or Edward which have been consistently popular for over a hundred years.
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None of that is to say that Matthew is a bad name or should be avoided. The fact it’s less popular for babies is a good thing, as he’s less likely to share a class with someone of the same name. And I think, unless you choose a very classic name like William, most names will sound dated to some extent. It’s just a fact about the name that the OP might care about.

Matthew is a fabulous name. A definite timeless classic.

I like Matthew Dylan (as mentioned before).

Also

Matthew Alexander C-name
Matthew Elliott C-name
Matthew Oliver C-name
Matthew Harrison C-name
Matthew Rory C-name

My favourite is Matthew Elliott (or Elliot).

Lovely, one of my favourites.

I feel like I've known a lot of Matthew Jameses and Matthew Williams, which could be taken two ways - either they are nice, timeless combinations and worth considering, or something to avoid because it's been done before.

It's a good, solid classic. I think it's lovely.

Love it. It would have been dd's name if she had been a boy

Matthew is a fine, classic name that will see your DS through to adulthood.

It's a lovely name.

Love it

Love it and love Matt for a teenager. It’s my newborn sons middle name. It will never go out of “fashion”

I wanted this name for DS2 but his dad didn't like it. Would have loved a Matthew. Go for it OP.

Also nice to see a sensible name suggestion in the Baby Name threads for a change.