Etymology

mattes

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Mattes
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  1. German · borrowed fromMattes
  2. English todayMattes

Borrowed from German Mattes, from a vernacular form of Matthias (“Matthew”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.