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Matty¹

Where it comes from

Diminutives + -y.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Matilda and Martha, variant of Mattie. Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they cal

matty²

Where it comes from

From mat + -y.

adjective more matty · most matty

  1. matted a cat with matty fur

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: luke, halftime, half, matt, half-time, matt., mathew, mattie, matthew, mat., matthias, mattheas, mattison, maddie, maddy, matthathias

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"matty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/matty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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matty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/matty

Chicago

"matty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/matty.

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@misc{matty_2026,
  title = {matty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/matty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}