Mateo

See also: mateo and mateó

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧teo

Proper noun

Mateo

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ma̠ˈte̞.o̞]

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mateo.

Proper noun

Mateo

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

Statistics

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

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