Mateus
PopularA boy's name meaning gift of God.
Approved in Portugal. Mateus is on the official IRN list of names you can register. Was in the national top 20 of 2023/24.
Origin
Of Hebrew origin, the Portuguese form of Matthaeus, from Hebrew mattaṯ ("gift") combined with Yahweh ("God"): "gift of God".
Story
It is the Portuguese form of the biblical name Matthew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus, a tax collector traditionally also identified with Levi and credited as the author of the first Gospel in the New Testament. In Portugal it has been a popular boy's name in recent decades; the spelling Matheus is a common variant in Brazil.
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Get startedSources & references
- List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Mateus
- Behind the Name · Matthew