Meaning of the nameMatteu
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- Mat-teu
- Biblical name
Matteu is a spelling of the name Mateu, which means “gift of God”.
Meaning
“gift of God”
Meaning of the name Mateu, of which Matteu is a spelling.
- People (2022)
- 1,045
- Rank in Brazil
- #8,045
- Median age
- 1 years
- 2010 Census
- 44
- people
Matteu in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Matteu, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022 (919 people).
0 women 1,034 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Matteu is most common
States with the highest share of people named Matteu in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 370 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 150 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 94 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 84 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 65 | 0.000% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 52 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 35 | 0.000% |
| Goiás | 28 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 22 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Matteu
Written with a double T, like the Italian Matteo; most of those recorded were born between 2020 and 2022.
About the name Mateu
Mateu is the Catalan and Galician form of the name of the apostle Mateus, which Wiktionary records as equivalent to Matthew. That name comes from Greek Matthaios, through Latin Matthaeus, and from Hebrew Mattithiah; Behind the Name gives the Hebrew elements as mattaṯ and Yahweh, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil), citing Machado (1981), translates the Hebrew Mattathiah as 'gift of God'. The spellings Mateu, Matheu and Matteu appear without the final -s of Mateus. Matheu follows the TH of Matheus and Matteu the double T of Matteo.
Other spellings of Mateu
Sources
- Wiktionary: Mateu · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Mateus · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Matthew · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Mateus · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Questions about the name Matteu
What does the name Matteu mean?
Matteu means “gift of God”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil. This is the meaning of the name Mateu, of which Matteu is a spelling.
How many people are named Matteu in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,045 people with the first name Matteu, which ranks it number 8,045 among the country's names. The largest group was born in 2020 to 2022.
Is Matteu a boy's or a girl's name?
Matteu is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,034 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Matteu?
Matteu is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Matteu most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Matteu (150 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Matteu?
Matheu and Mateu. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
Names that also mean gift
See all- Mateus♂Gift of God476,684 people
- Natan♂'he gave', from Biblical Hebrew Natan72,049 people
- Natanael♂'God has given'68,960 people
- Jônatas♂Yahweh gave57,284 people
- Jonatan♂'Yahweh gave' (God gave), from Hebrew48,324 people
- Matias♂Gift of God22,897 people
- Teodoro♂Gift of god11,288 people
- Matteo♂Gift of God6,634 people
More names of Hebrew origin
See allSpotted a mistake? Report a correction for Matteu with a source. See the methodology.