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♂ Mateus
What does Mateus mean?
Mateus 
as a name for boys is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of the name Mateus is "gift of God". Mateus is a Portuguese form of Matthew (Hebrew).
ASSOCIATED WITH gift
Variations
VARIANTS Matyas, Mattias, Mattaus, Mattaeus, Matias▲, Madteos
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA MATTHEW Madteo, Madtheos, Mat▼, Mata, Mateo▲, Mateusz, Mathe, Matheu, Mathew▼, Mathias▲, Mathieu, Matico, Mats, Matt▼, Matteo▲, Matthaus, Mattheus, Matti, Mattie, Mattieu, Matty, Matvey, Matz
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mateus Ricardo (M.R.), ..
How popular is Mateus?
Mateus is a rare given name for males but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#31738 out of 150436, Top 21%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Mateus (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Mat, Mateo (#37 LAST YEAR), Mateusz, Mathew (#577), Mathias (#398), Mathieu, Matias (#201), Matt, Matteo (#196), Matthew (#20), Mattias (#1391) and Mattie. Adoption of these forms of Mateus reached its peak in the 1980s (ADOPTION OF 2.61%) and is somewhat lower today (ADOPTION 1.31%, ▼49.7%), with forms like Matt becoming less fashionable. Matthew has been the overall favorite, although Matteo seems to be gaining popularity too. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Aigeus, Amadeus, Amatus, Anteus, Artemus, Cadmus, Caius, Cetus, Deus, Faunus, Fawnus, Gaius, Jairus, Janus, Jarius, Kadmus, Mace, Maceo, Macey, Mads, Magee, Magnus▲, Magus, Mahesh, Makena, Maks, Maleek, Malek, Maleki, Malequi, Malmun, Mamun, Mansur, Manten (see Manton), Manus, Marcas, Marcos, Marcus▼, Marinus, Marius, Markess, Markos, Markus, Marque, Marques▼, Marqui, Marquis▼, Marquus, Mars, Martel, Martell, Marten, Martenn, Mather, Maurus, Maxey, Mayeer, Mayer, Mayes, Mays, Miles▲, Montes, Moses▼, Mozes, Myles▲, Nereus, Oates, Paulus, Proteus, Rasmus, Rastus, Taurus, Thadeus, Yates and Zacheus. These names tend to be more commonly used than Mateus.
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