What do you think of the name Matthew?

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I want something traditional, possibly biblical.

Matthew is the only name striking me at the moment. DS2 is due in 7 weeks.

Its complete ordinariness means it's inoffensive but I've always thought it's a very insipid name.

I like it, nearly chose it for DS but decided against it (preferred something else but still like Matthew) not sure about nn Matt but like Matty.

Love it. Good strong biblical name, due a comeback.

My best ex was a Matthew.

Yes - good name.

Boring!

I can handle boring.

I picked it for DS as it was the only name I could remember us agreeing on when I was PG. (We agreed on a name that I then went off but didn;t get a chance to tell DH but that was OK as I was convinced I was having a girl). So when DS popped out and doc asked what we would call him I said Matthew and DH gave me a "where the hell did that come from?" look.

I didn't actually know the meaning but it is very appropriate for a boy made in a test tube in a lab in Bangkok! He certainly is a gift from Heaven.

Also like Matthias.

good name tho v popular. If that bothers you.

3 in DS1's class (he's 10).

My son's called Matthew. I picked the name because it's traditional but not too common.

My 21 yr old brother is a Matthew and is very well liked and handsome (biased maybe) and my 1 yr old nephew is matthew, also very well liked

Big matt is dark haired and sallow skinned, wee matt is pure blond and fair skinned but the name suits them both very well.

Good name!

My other brother is Michael (he who resembles god. My mum liked the biblical references to both, none of us girls had as much thought put into our names

interesting... Matthew often gets a 'meh BORING' reaction on MN but the majority of posts are positve here.. spect it's because everyone has a ds called Matthew - me too!

BUT it's only about no 26 in the popularity list - have only met one other same age as ds (4), and people know how to spell it.

IME you're either a Matthew kind of person or you're not. In the same way thatI cou never consider naming my son Noah/Isaac/Merlin/some of the other names that crop up on here

I like the Matthew I once knew sigh....

Like the nn Matty for little kids, also quite international- Matteo et al

s'ok, no strong feelings

well...maybe it is just me, but I don't really like it. I don't like Matt...because to me that is something you wipe your feet on, but I prefer it to Matty which just doesn't trip easily of my tongue but is, as crumpette says, a good international name. just not to my taste.

Love Matthew :D

I know loads of Matt's my age but no little ones

have been out with a couple so wouldn;t use it myself - too many assossciations

but traditional, classic never going to be embarassing

Well, it's a real possibility for DS2 so thanks everyone.

Gladders, while I love the slightly more unusual names like Isaac, Noah etc, they just wouldn't suit us as a family.

Popularity isn't a huge issue for me, I would just probably try to avoid the top 10.

Matthew? Meh.

Matt is silly.

Love it! Great name. If I ever get pregnant again and have another boy he will be a Matthew (probably).

Matty is lovely name. At uni all Matt's were good looking boys. Also my brother was called Matthew for first few days of his life.

Also like Adam but I am completely biased on that one.