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- ↑ Robert Horton Gundry (1994). Matthew: A Commentary on His Handbook for a Mixed Church Under Persecution. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 166. ISBN 9780802807359.
- ↑ Luke 3:25–26
- ↑ "Matthew - Meaning and Origin of the name Matthew". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Gospel of Matthew (Authorship and Sources)
- ↑ The Lives (Matthew)
- ↑ Ó Corráin, Donnchadh; Maguire, Fidelma (1981). Gaelic Personal Names. p. 133.
- ↑ "MAITIÚ - Irish Names and Surnames". Library Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- 1 2 Woulfe, Patrick (1923). Irish Names and Surnames.
- ↑ "MATHGHAMHAIN - Irish Names and Surnames". Library Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, pp. 188–189, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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- ↑ "Irish Babies' Names 2017". The Central Statistics Office (CSO). Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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