Baby name
RISING
🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 Matheo
/mah · TAY · oh/
Meaning
“Gift of God”
Romance-language variant of Matteo, from Hebrew Mattityahu; used across French-speaking and Spanish-speaking countries.
Nicknames
theo
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Modern and stylish; the lack of double-t makes it feel lighter than Matteo.
The cultural moment.
Rising in France and Belgium throughout the 2000s-2010s; currently popular.