Mateo

See also: mateo and mateó

English

Etymology

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

Proper noun

Mateo

1. a male given name from Spanish

Anagrams

• meato-

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

Proper noun

Mateo

1. a male given name from Spanish
2. (biblical) Matthew, the apostle
3. the Gospel of Matthew

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Matthaeus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū), meaning "gift of the Lord". Cognate of Matías and Matatías.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈteo/ [maˈt̪e.o]

Proper noun

Mateo m

1. Matthew, the apostle.
2. a male given name.
3. One of the Gospel books of the New Testament.

Quotations

• 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Marcos 3:18

  Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

Anagrams

• meato
• motea
• te amo

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mateo.

Proper noun

Mateo

1. (biblical) Matthew
2. Matthew, one of the four Gospels.
3. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Matthew
4. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Vergara is the 121st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 51,105 individuals.