Mateo

From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎ (mattiṯyāhū).

Mateo

1. a male given name
2. (biblical) Matthew, the apostle
3. the Gospel of Matthew

From Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ‎ (mattiṯyāhū), meaning "gift of the Lord". Cognate of Matías and Matatías.

IPA^(key): /maˈteo/, [maˈt̪eo]

Mateo m

1. Matthew, the apostle.
2. A male given name.
3. One of the Gospel books of the New Testament.

• 1602 — La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Marcos 3:18

  Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

• meato
• motea
• te amo

Borrowed from Spanish Mateo.

Mateo

1. (biblical) Matthew
2. Matthew, one of the four Gospels.
3. A male given name, equivalent to English Matthew
4. A surname​.

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Vergara is the 121st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 51,105 individuals.