I’d love to get some thoughts about [name_f]Mattea[/name_f].
From what I can tell, it’s Hebrew in origin (meaning Gift from God) with smatterings of variations all over Europe - with particularly strong associations with [name_f]Italy[/name_f].
I like the name - it is strong, unusual, and has a great meaning. Most importantly (to me) is that it is just one letter away from my maiden name and I think it would make a neat honor name for my side of the family. Plus, it has a super cute nickname in ‘[name_u]Mattie[/name_u]’!
I do have some concerns though -
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My family is [name_m]German[/name_m]/Northern European in origin. Is [name_f]Mattea[/name_f] too associated with [name_f]Italy[/name_f] to work in a family with Northern European roots, or is it a truly pan-Continental name?
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Is pronunciation going to be a recurrent problem?
The name is usually pronounced ‘[name_u]Mat[/name_u]-teh-ah’.
I’d love your thoughts!
Please!
I think [name_f]Mattea[/name_f] is beautiful, and can work no matter what your roots are. I personally am pretty liberal about cross-cultural naming, but I wouldn’t be any more surprised to see a non-Italian [name_f]Mattea[/name_f] than I would be to see a non-Italian [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f].
As far as pronunciation, I think the name is recognizable enough that you shouldn’t have too many problems. Honestly, some people manage to mispronounce even the simplest of names, so as long as you aren’t being crazy with the spelling, I wouldn’t worry much about it.
Good luck! 
I love [name_f]Mattea[/name_f]! Beautiful name and honestly I had no idea it was Italian. The pronunciation might be a problem I’m sure some would pronounce it Ma-tee-uh but it wouldn’t be too far off from [name_u]Mat[/name_u]-teh-ah
I also love [name_f]Mattea[/name_f]! In Norway we spell it [name_f]Mathea[/name_f], even though we pronounce it the same way.
It’s a lovely name! My instinct would be to pronounce it mah-[name_u]TAY[/name_u]-uh. I agree with esrever, people will mispronounce the simplest of names so I wouldn’t worry too much.
I don’t associate the name with [name_f]Italy[/name_f] so I don’t think you have any problems there.