Mads

See also: mads

Danish

Etymology

Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew.

Proper noun

Mads

  1. A male given name.

References

  • Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 31 026 males with the given name Mads have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

Danish-influenced variant spelling of Mats.

Proper noun

Mads

  1. A male given name.
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