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Danish
Etymology
Medieval contraction of Mathias and Matthæus. Cognate with Norwegian and Swedish Mats and with English Matthew.
Proper noun
Mads
- a male given name
References
- 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
Etymology
From Danish Mads. Doublet of Mats.
Proper noun
Mads
- a male given name from Danish