Matthews

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Matthews^¹

/ˈmæθjuz/

proper noun Matthewses

countable, uncountable An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name Matthew. Four days before his arrest in connection with the three Louisiana Baptist church fires, Holden Matthews expressed disgust with Baptist beliefs on Facebook, CNN has learned.
countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Jefferson County, Georgia.
countable, uncountable A town in Jefferson Township, Grant County, Indiana.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
countable, uncountable A minor city in New Madrid County, Missouri.
countable, uncountable A locality in Howell Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
countable, uncountable A town in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas.

Matthews^²

/ˈmæθjuz/

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proper noun

plural plural of Matthew

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: levi, saint matthew, st matthew, mathews, hey, mateus, anderson, thompson, roberts, wilson, smith, johnson, martin, lewis, morgan, walker

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@misc{matthews_2026,
  title = {Matthews},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matthews},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}