Italian · Boy name
Matteo
“gift of God”
About the name Matteo
Matteo is the Italian form of Matthew, which derives from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning gift of God. Saint Matthew the Apostle, the tax collector who became a disciple and the traditional author of the first Gospel, is patron of Salerno, where his relics are kept in the cathedral. The Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci travelled to China, learned classical Chinese and lived at the Ming court in Beijing, producing an early world map in Chinese. Mateo is the Spanish form and Matthieu the French.
- Meaning
- gift of God
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- mat-TEH-oh(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
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Middle names for Matteo
- Matteo Giovanni
- Matteo Alessandro
- Matteo James
- Matteo Luca
- Matteo Antonio
Questions about Matteo
- What does Matteo mean?
- Matteo is an Italian name meaning "gift of God".
- How do you pronounce Matteo?
- Matteo is pronounced mat-TEH-oh, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Matteo?
- Variants of Matteo include Mateo, Matthew, Mattheus, Matthieu.
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