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Matteus

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See also: Matteüs

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch Matteüs.

Proper noun

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Matteus

  1. Matthew (evangelist)

Estonian

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Proper noun

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Matteus

  1. (biblical) Matthew.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form. Given name forms: Madi, Madis, Maido, Mait, Mati

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Matteus m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

  • Matteus's son: Matteusarson or Matteusson
  • Matteus's daughter: Matteusardóttir or Matteusdóttir

Declension

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singular
indefinite
nominative Matteus
accusative Matteus
dative Matteusi
genitive Matteusar, Matteus

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Biblical Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally gift of God).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑtːeus/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪ːe̞us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtːeus
  • Syllabification(key): Mat‧te‧us
  • Hyphenation(key): Mat‧te‧us

Proper noun

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Matteus

  1. (biblical) Matthew.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Matias, Matti

Declension

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Inflection of Matteus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative Matteus Matteukset
genitive Matteuksen Matteusten
Matteuksien
partitive Matteusta Matteuksia
illative Matteukseen Matteuksiin
singular plural
nominative Matteus Matteukset
accusative nom. Matteus Matteukset
gen. Matteuksen
genitive Matteuksen Matteusten
Matteuksien
partitive Matteusta Matteuksia
inessive Matteuksessa Matteuksissa
elative Matteuksesta Matteuksista
illative Matteukseen Matteuksiin
adessive Matteuksella Matteuksilla
ablative Matteukselta Matteuksilta
allative Matteukselle Matteuksille
essive Matteuksena Matteuksina
translative Matteukseksi Matteuksiksi
abessive Matteuksetta Matteuksitta
instructive Matteuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Matteus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Matteus is the 775th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 185 male individuals (and as a middle name to 244 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Kustaa Vilkuna (2005) [1976], Pirjo Mikkonen, editor, Etunimet, 4th edition, Helsinki: Otava, published 2011, →ISBN

Anagrams

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Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Matteus

  1. (biblical) Matthew.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Mathias, Mats, Mads

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Matteus m

  1. a male given name, variant of Mateus

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Matteus c (genitive Matteus)

  1. (biblical) Matthew.
  2. a male given name, rare in this form. Normal given name forms: Mattias, Mathias, Mats