Mats (name)

Mats is a male first name in Sweden.

Origin and Meaning

Mats is a form of Matthias and will, even though it is an independent name (see Max and Maximilian ), used as a short-form, especially in Sweden. Matthew is the original form of the name. Another Swedish form of the name is Matt. The Danish, occurring also in Norway form of the name is Mads.

Variants

  • See under Matthias

Bearers of the name

  • Mats Aronsson ( born 1951 ), Swedish football player and functionary
  • Mats Ericson (born 1964 ), Swedish ski racer
  • Mats Gren ( born 1963 ), Swedish football player and coach
  • Mats Hummels ( * 1988), German football player
  • Mats Jingblad (born 1958 ), Swedish football player and coach
  • Mats Näslund ( born 1959 ), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Mats Rits (* 1993), Belgian footballer
  • Mats Rohdin ( born 1959 ), Swedish football player and (later) film scholars
  • Mats Söderlund (musician ) (born 1969 ), Swedish musician
  • Mats Sundin (born 1971 ), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Mats Trygg (born 1976 ), Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Mats Wahl ( born 1945 ), Swedish writer
  • Mats Waltin ( born 1953 ), Swedish ice hockey player, coach and functionary
  • Mats Wilander (born 1964 ), Swedish tennis player
  • Male first name
  • Short form ( first name )
  • Swedish personal name
Air Mobility Command Mads (given name)
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