overwordExplorer
ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

matto.

mad, crazy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmat.to/
  1. mad, crazy

Where this word comes from

From Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), itself either from a contraction of a form *madĭtus (as a past participle of Latin madeō), or madidus (“drunk, tipsy”). Cognate to French mat (“matte, pale”).

noun/ˈmat.to/
  1. madman

    masculine
  2. ellipsis of scacco matto (“checkmate”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), itself either from a contraction of a form *madĭtus (as a past participle of Latin madeō), or madidus (“drunk, tipsy”). Cognate to French mat (“matte, pale”).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

matto has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

matto studiomatto workshello, matto

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.