Mateus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Matheus, Mattheus, Matteus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtews/ [maˈteʊ̯s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈtews/ [maˈteʊ̯s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /maˈtewʃ/ [maˈteʊ̯ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈtewʃ/

Proper noun

Mateus m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Matthew
2. (biblical) Matthew (Jesus’s disciple)
3. (biblical) Matthew (book of the New Testament)