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Matīss

Matīss is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

MaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Male
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Latvia
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Matīss

If you do not know Matīss’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Matīss,” in English, “Guten Tag Matīss,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Matīss,

German

Guten Tag Matīss,

French

Bonjour Matīss,

Spanish

Estimado/a Matīss:

Chinese

Matīss您好：

Japanese

Matīss様

English

Hi Matīss,

German

Hi Matīss,

French

Salut Matīss,

Spanish

Hola Matīss,

Chinese

Matīss你好：

Japanese

Matīssさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Matīss by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Latviauncommonman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Matīss a male or female name?

Matīss is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Matīss in an email?

If you do not know Matīss’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Matīss,” in English, “Guten Tag Matīss,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Matīss a unisex name?

Matīss is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

JanisDepends on the countryAndrisMaleMarisDepends on the countryDaceFemaleJurisMaleAivarsMaleAndrejsMaleIlzeFemale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Matīss a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/matiss. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_matiss,
  title  = {Is Matīss a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/matiss},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}