Mata

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Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. MAH-tah [key]

Meaning & History

The stage name of Mata Hari (1876-1917), a Dutch exotic dancer executed for alleged espionage during World War I, was taken from the Malay word matahari "sun", literally "eye of the day" (being a compound of mata "eye" and hari "day").

Added 3/17/2009 by erb816
Edited 4/24/2016 by Frollein Gladys, LMS and SeaHorse15

Gender Masculine

Usage Croatian

Pronounced Pron. MUT-ah [key]

Meaning & History

Short form of Mateo, Matej or Matija in some parts of Croatia.

Added 3/21/2009 by enchy
Edited 7/27/2011 by enchy

Gender Masculine

Usage Arabic

Scripts متى(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. /mat.taː/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Arabic form of Matthew.

Added 12/1/2016 by heyyyyyyyyyyyy
Edited 7/29/2023 by Jenkowelten and Evil

Gender Feminine

Usage Greek

Scripts Μάτα(Greek)

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Stamatia and Stamatina.

Added 8/15/2023 by guasguendi

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