Mateo

See also: mateo and mateó

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈteɪoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Proper noun

Mateo

1. a male given name from Spanish

Anagrams

• meato-

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

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈteo]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: Ma‧te‧o

Proper noun

Mateo (accusative Mateon)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Cognate with Spanish Matías and Matatías.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈteo/ [maˈt̪e.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Ma‧te‧o

Proper noun

Mateo m

1. Matthew, the apostle
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), 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.

     And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

     (KJV)

2. a male given name
3. one of the Gospel books of the New Testament

Anagrams

• meato
• motea
• te amo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈteo/ [mɐˈt̪ɛː.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: Ma‧te‧o

Proper noun

Mateo (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜆᜒᜌᜓ)

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, Mateo is the 156^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 44,052 individuals.