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Mateo

Gift of God (Spanish form of Matthew)

Origin

SpanishHebrew

Used in

es

Name day

Celebrated on September 21

Origin and meaning of Mateo

Mateo is the Spanish form of Matthew, from the Hebrew Mattityahu, “gift of God” — the apostle and evangelist Matthew. Today it is one of the most popular boys' names across the Spanish-speaking world.

Variants around the world

How Mateo sounds in other languages.

MatteoMatthewMathieuMatías

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