Mats is a ♂ boy’s name.
Mats is a Nordic short form of Matthias, Matthäus or Matthew and is therefore of Hebrew origin.
Mats means “gift of Yahweh” or “gift of God” (from Hebrew “mattath/מַתָּת” = gift + “yah/יָה” = referring to the Hebrew God).
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