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If it's pronounced like Mattea, then I would simply prefer the spelling Mattea. If it's pronounced like muh-THEE-uh, then it is new and different, and I also like Thea most anywhere.

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I think Anthea is much nicer.

I prefer the Mattea spelling. Mathea will probably be mispronunced a lot. I would have said Math-ee-uh, which almost sounds like Mafia. I do like the sound (how it's meant to be said) though. It's a sweet name. I love these out of your combos:

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Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Frances
Mathea Lilian
Mathea Lilias
Mathea Rosalind
Mathea Sibyl

I really like the name, but not enough to use on a daughter. It goes in and out of my Top 10. I dislike the Mathea spelling though, it looks really awkward and clunky and would cause me to mispronounce it.

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I know what you mean by it sounding trendy, but I don't think it is. I've never met one or even heard about one in real life. I think it's just the sound that might seem very familiar.

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From your combos I like:

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Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Cecily
Mathea Dorothy
Mathea Frances
Mathea Gwendolen
Mathea Lilian
Mathea Millicent
Mathea Miriam
Mathea Rosalind
Mathea Rosamond
Mathea Rosemary
Mathea Ruth
Mathea Sibyl
Mathea Signy
Mathea Sigrid
Mathea Vivien
Mathea Winifred

Incidentally, I know a couple who had a son in May and named him Matteo.

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I prefer the Mattea spelling for clarity of pronunciation.

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Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Frances

Mathea really isn't my style but if I had to use it Mathea Rosemary would be my pick.

Mattea is lovely, and doesn't seem trendy to me, but this spelling looks weird. I think most people would want to pronounce the H and it just looks cluttered.

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From your combos I like (with the Mattea spelling)
Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Clothilde
Mathea Frances
Mathea Ingrid
Mathea Rosalind
Mathea Rosamond

I don't think it sounds trendy at all, however I much prefer Mattea over Mathea. Of your combos I like:

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Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Cecily
Mathea Gwendolen
Mathea Rosalind
Mathea Sibyl
Mathea Vivien

This message was edited 9/20/2016, 3:34 PM

For me, it would have to be Mattea or Matthea (otherwise I just keep saying it like "math").
But Mateo, Matteo, Mattea etc aren't popular where I live.

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I'm going to be picky about the combos :P

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Mathea Beatrix: Sounds good, but Beatrix is too "clean" and "non-earthy" for the "th".
Mathea Cecily: A bit of the same problem, but a lot better. Cecily has the airy sound so it works well.
Mathea Circe: Nice. Circe has the airy but also the witchy feel that brings it more down to earth. Similar sounds to Cecily but slightly lower/darker/older feel.
Mathea Clothilde: These names look great together. I'm picturing this name on an old-timey farm person or something. Or a librarian. Although I don't know if you want two "th"="t" names in a row.
Mathea Constance: Constance is better for Mattea.
Mathea Cybele: This might work. I though Cybele would be too airy at first but it is a lot harder than it seems. It's not really the same kind of hard as Mathea though. Mathea is less airy than Mattea but also more soft. I'm not sure about this one. That 'bel' sound is just completely opposed to Mathea and to some extent Mattea.
Mathea Dorothy: Kind of has the same problem as Cybele. Prominent B's and D's are tard and round and that doesn't work with the feathery or sharp parts of Mathea/Mattea (Beatrix gets a pass because the t and x provide enough sharpness and complexity that overrules the hard round sound at the beginning).
Mathea Fern: This one is good. Naturey and kind of feathery. Would also be good with Mattea.
Mathea Frances: Definitely better with Mathea. Good old-fashioned feel from this.
Mathea Gertrude: Same as with Frances.
Mathea Gwendolen: This is pretty good. It's not the best pairing style-wise but it looks good and I can't think of any reasons why it wouldn't work.
Mathea Harriet: Perfect combination to emphasize the earthy look and slightly airy sound. The only downside is that "-a Ha-" is hard to say.
Mathea Ingrid: Hmm... this name should work but it looks competitive, like both names are trying to be the focus of the combo and they're at odds instead of complementing each other.

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Mattea is lovely, but I can't really get Mathea... I think it is, like you say, quite... 'doughy'. Earthy and clunky and not very sleek or elegant. Mathea is Mattea when it's middle aged.

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That said, if they're said the same I like (but would substitute Mattea for Mathea):

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Mathea Beatrix
Mathea Cecily
Mathea Circe
Mathea Cybele (I love Cybele so much I used it to name one of my characters in a pet project, and not only was it the top choice in the polls I did for the character's name here, it was my personal choice... it's just such a great name which fits her so well. Anyway, it;s a name which needs more attention, and Mattea Cybele would be super pretty. Hell, Mathea Cybele is pretty)
Mathea Gwendolen
Mathea Ingrid (maybe too clunky. Mattea Ingrid is... slightly pushing it, but the spelling pushes it too close to the edge)
Mathea Lilian
Mathea Miriam (I don't like alliteration usually, but this is kinda... singsongy and catchy)
Mathea Rosamond (would prefer Mattea Rosamund, but even then... I only like it because I like both names. Not sure about it)
Mathea Signy
Mathea Vashti (I do think it's too much. Vashti is ugly-pretty and interesting, and Mathea is... heavy looking, pretty in sound. I think it's too ugly-pretty a combo. I think Vashti needs a light, relatively normal, safe-pretty name to lighten it, and Mathea, at least on paper, drags it down)
Mathea Vivien (or Vivian, Vivienne)

I love it! It's one of maybe six or seven names for girls that I would actually consider using in real life (Amadea is another one).
I much prefer the spelling Mattea. I don't think it's trendy. I don't get trendy vibes from it.
From your list Mathea Frances is my favorite.

I have been really loving Mattea / Mathea / Matthea lately as well.

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Mattie and Tea or Thea or Taya are cute nn's.

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I love or like:

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Mathea Beatrix - Love
Mathea Cecily
Mathea Circe - Love, my favorite of your combos
Mathea Constance
Mathea Dorothy -Love
Mathea Fern - Love
Mathea Frances - Love
Mathea Gertrude
Mathea Gwendolen
Mathea Harriet - Love
Mathea Judith
Mathea Lilian prefer Lillian
Mathea Marjorie - Love
Mathea Marguerite
Mathea Marian
Mathea Miriam
Mathea Rosalind - Love
Mathea Rosamond
Mathea Rosemary
Mathea Sibyl - Love
Mathea Signy
Mathea Vivien - Love
Mathea Winifred - Love

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Suggestions:
Mathea Florence
Mathea Adelaide
Mathea Ariadne
Mathea Ariane
Mathea Doris
Mathea Edith
Mathea Patrice
Mathea Kestrel

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This message was edited 9/20/2016, 1:28 PM

Mathea is okay, Mattie and Thea are good nicknames for it!