Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Metteyya Thera
Metteyya Thera:An arahant,friend of Tissa of the Tissa Metteyya Sutta.His personal name,too,was Tissa,but he was better known by his gotta name of Metteyya (SNA.ii.536).In a verse in the Suttanipāta (SN.vs.814) he is referred to as Tissa Metteyya.