Meaning and background
The story behind Matis
Matis is a modern French given-name form related to Matthias. Although visually close to the artist's surname Matisse, it should not automatically be given the painter's history or treated as a spelling error. The personal-name reference records a French pronunciation and a biblical name-family connection. For a dog, its concise two-syllable rhythm may be useful, with the French origin adding specificity that a vague “artistic” description would miss.
- Origin
- Modern French variant of Matthias. Source
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About Matis
Recorded as a dog’s name
Matis appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɑtɪs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/mɑtɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AA1 T IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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