Around the globe, Mate (Mati 
, Mat 
, Mate , and others...) is a widespread unisex forename. The first name Mate is habitual in Croatia, where it is a common boy's name, Uruguay, where it is quite a common principally masculine, but scarcely female name, and Indonesia, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Indonesia, and Croatia. Also, Mate is the last name as well as the forename.
Mate is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Mati | Indonesia, Malaysia, Hungary, Nigeria, India |
| Mat | Indonesia, Malaysia, Croatia, Nigeria, India |
| Mate | Indonesia, Malaysia, Hungary, Croatia, India |
| Мате | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine |
| マテ | Japan |
| ماتي | Algeria, Iran |
| Maté | Italy, Spain, Hungary, United States, France |
| Матэ | Russia |
Chekmat, China, Emat, Jaque Mate, Maat, Mach, Maciej, Maciek, Maciuś, Madis, Maffeo, Maffio, Maité, Matar, Matej, Maten, Mateo, Mater, Mateu, Mateus, Mateusz, Mateuszek, Matfei, Mathew, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathijs, Mathis, Matiass, Maties, Matija, Matitjahu, Matityahu, Matjaž, Matte, Matteo, Matteus, Matthew, Matthias, Matthieu, Matthijs, Matthäus, Matti, Mattia, Mattias, Mattis, Mattityahu, Matvei, Matvej, Matvey,
Mate is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: mate of Lincoln , the fictional character from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Mate , the character from 2002 film 'A Ring of Endless Light'; Mateusz Żmigrodzki ; Mat Cauthon , the fictional character from The Wheel of Time and Matty Levan , the fictional character from Skins, among other works.
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gabor mate athletics competitor, HU (b. 1979) |
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| jaque mate Mexican professional wrestler, MX (b. 1948) |
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| radu mate Romanian politician from Nușfalău, Sălaj County, RO |
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