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Globally, Matthes (Matthes , ماتيس, Маттес ) is a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly forename. The first name Matthes is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare male name, and China, where it is an extremely rare boy's name. Much more prevalently, Matthes is the last name as well as the forename.
Matthes is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Matthes , the operatic character in the opera Der Traumgörge by Alexander von Zemlinsky.