The matte Surname
matte Name Meaning and History
- South German: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow, from Middle High German matte ‘meadow’.
- Dutch (van der Matt(e)): topographic name for someone who lived by a meadow, or habitational name from any of various places named Made or Maete, from Middle Dutch matte, matta ‘meadow’.
- Southern French: possibly a habitational name from the common demesne name La Matte, La Mathe, derived from Occitan mata ‘bush’, ‘shrub’, ‘thicket’, ‘brush’. Compare Mata 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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