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MATOS
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Meaning & History
Means "dweller by a plantation of trees" from the Old Spanish mata. Matos is also a name adopted by Jews of Portuguese and Spanish background. In 1589, Francisco Rodrigues de Matos was accused of being a Rabbi and convicted by the Inquisition, but it is doubtful that he was, in fact, a Rabbi.
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