Also Romansh: Source: "Vornamen in der Schweiz. Prénoms en Suisse. I nomi in Svizzera. Prenoms in Svizra" (1993) published by the Association of Swiss registrars Http://www.annalas.ch/persunas/display/q:Mattia
A masterpiece of Italian literature is the novel "Il fu Mattia Pascal" of Luigi Pirandello (1903), whose main character's name is Mattia (first name) Pascal (family name).
To me, the name seems rather feminine. At first glance, I thought that Mattia was a girl's name!
― Anonymous User 6/20/2008
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Mattia also has a history as a feminine name. A thirteenth century member of the order called Poor Clares named Mattia is honored with the name of Blessed. Mattia Nazarei was born on March 1, 1253 in Matelica, near Assisi.