I actually prefer this spelling to Matthew! The "TTH" part always bothered me, I'm not sure why. I guess it's because the "TH" looks more phonetic, as if you don't have to pronounce the T twice. And you can still nickname him Matt, Matty, or Math.
To T or not to T that is the question! I am a Mathew and for whatever reason from a young age have written Matt. The name Matthew/Mathew is common enough. I am happy to have the single T version!
― Anonymous User 3/19/2019
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Nice quiet name... amazingly I have only known one. Doesnt matter how it's spelled, but Matt looks better to me, and actually Mat is a small rug.
I hate this spelling and I don't understand why ANYONE who isn't a complete imbecile would butcher the name Matthew like this, I mean, you wouldn't name your son Jefrey rather than Jeffrey, or Rusell rather than Russell, Would you?Also, Mat is an object, Matt is a name.
I never thought "Matthew" could be spelt as "Mathew" before I saw a student at my school publish his name this way in an article he wrote for the school newspaper. I actually prefer this to "Matthew".
― Anonymous User 11/7/2007
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I think I prefer it as 'Matthew' rather than 'Mathew'. I didn't even know you could spell it with one 't'.