THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Mateo
Mateo is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog and Cebuano. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Mateo. Quoted root glosses describe elements in the etymology, not an automatic translation of the complete personal name.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /maˈteo/Standard-Tagalog
- [mɐˈt̪ɛː.jo]Standard-Tagalog
Ma · te · o3 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).
a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Matthew
CebuanoEtymology & source
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).
a male given name from Spanish
EnglishEtymology & source
From Spanish Mateo, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū). Doublet of Matthew.
A male given name from Spanish.
SpanishEtymology & source
Learned borrowing from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”). Cognate with Spanish Matías and Matatías.
a male given name
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People with the name Mateo
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mateo Handig
Filipina boxer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mateo Tanaquin
Filipino wrestler
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
10
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Mateo Handig, Mateo Tanaquin
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mateo in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Mateo
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Mabel♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mae♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mael♂Short form of Ismael
- Magno·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Malter·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mambo·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mando♂Short form of Armando
- Marco♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Mateo?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- EliseoTagalog · /-eo/
- HideoTagalog · /-eo/
- TimoteoTagalog · /-eo/
- AmadeoSpanish · /-eo/
- DoroteoSpanish · /-eo/
- IreneoSpanish · /-eo/
- LeoSpanish · /-eo/
- TadeoSpanish · /-eo/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Mateo further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q13577249 — Mateo (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Mateo Handig (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q13577249 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Mateo Tanaquin (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q13577249 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mateo (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mateo (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mateo (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mateo (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.