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Mateus.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/maˈtews/Brazil[maˈteʊ̯s]Brazil/maˈtewʃ/Rio-de-Janeiro[maˈteʊ̯ʃ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew

    invariable · masculine
  2. Matthew (Jesus’s disciple)

    invariable · masculine
  3. Matthew (book of the New Testament)

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese Mateus, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ.

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