Tijs

Tijs is a Dutch masculine given name functioning as a short form of Mathijs, itself the Dutch form of Matthew, which derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning gift of God. The reduction follows a common Dutch pattern of clipping longer biblical names to their final syllable or syllables. The name is found primarily in the Netherlands and Flanders. Related forms include Thijs, Mathijs, and the broader international cognates Matthew, Matthias, and Matteo.