Matthew derives from the Hebrew Mattityahu, translating to "gift of God." Like its relative Theodore, it frames the bearer as something received rather than self-made, and the name has stayed closely tied across centuries to a sense of unearned, welcomed presence rather than achievement.
Jupiter should be asked for the accumulation of goods, conciliation of opinions, rejection of temptations, mitigation of grief and security of earthly and maritime paths. - Picatrix (Andalusia, ~1000.AD)