Mads
See also: mads
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew.
Proper noun edit
Mads
- a male given name
Related terms edit
- (surnames) Madsen
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 31 026 males with the given name Mads have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
From Danish Mads. Doublet of Mats.
Proper noun edit
Mads
- a male given name from Danish