Matej

Matej is a Slavic masculine given name. It is one of the most common male names in Slovakia and Slovenia, and is also common in Croatia. The name is originally derived from Matthias the Apostle. The name Matej has its root in the Hebrew word Mattityahu and means God's gift.^[1]^[2]

The Czech counterpart is Matěj, the Polish counterpart is Maciej, and the English counterpart is Matthias. Notable people with the name include:

Sports

Football

Matej Bagarić (born 1989), Croatian footballer
Matej Centrih (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
Matej Delač (born 1992), Croatian footballer
Matej Gorelka (born 1989), Slovak footballer
Matej Grešák (born 1999), Slovak footballer
Matej Hradecky (born 1995), Finnish footballer
Matej Ižvolt (born 1986), Slovak footballer
Matej Jakúbek (born 1995), Slovak footballer
Matej Jelić (born 1990), Croatian footballer
Matej Jonjić (born 1991), Croatian footballer
Matej Jug (born 1980), Slovenian football referee
Matej Kochan (born 1992), Slovak footballer
Matej Kováč (born 1985), Slovak footballer
Matej Krajčík (born 1978), Slovak footballer
Matej Král (born 1990), Slovak footballer
Matej Mavrič (born 1979), Slovenian footballer
Matej Mitrović (born 1993), Croatian footballer
Matej Náther (born 1985), Slovak footballer
Matej Oravec (born 1998), Slovak footballer
Matej Palčič (born 1993), Slovenian footballer
Matej Peternel (born 1992), Slovenian footballer
Matej Podlogar (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
Matej Podstavek (born 1991), Slovak footballer
Matej Poplatnik (born 1992), Slovenian footballer
Matej Pučko (born 1993), Slovenian footballer
Matej Radan (born 1990), Slovenian footballer
Matej Rakovan (born 1990), Slovak footballer
Matej Rapnik (born 1990), Slovenian footballer
Matej Šavol (born 1984), Slovak footballer
Matej Siva (born 1984), Slovak footballer
Matej Sivrić (born 1989), Croatian footballer
Matej Slávik (born 1994), Slovak footballer
Matej Šnofl (born 1977), Slovenian footballer
Matej Székely (born 1991), Slovak footballer

Other sports

Matej Bene (born 1992), Slovak ice hockey player
Matej Beňuš (born 1987), Slovak slalom canoeist
Matej Černič (born 1978), Italian volleyball player
Matej Češík (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player
Matej Dodig (born 2005), Croatian tennis player
Matej Falat (born 1993), Slovak alpine skier
Matej Ferjan (1977–2011), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider
Matej Gaber (born 1991), Slovenian handball player
Matej Gnezda (born 1979), Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Hliničan (born 1994), Slovak badminton player
Matej Hočevar (born 1982), Slovenian ice hockey player
Matej Juhart (born 1976), German bobsledder
Matej Jurčo (born 1984), Slovak road bicycle racer
Matej Kazár (born 1983), Slovak biathlete
Matej Kristín (born 1990), Slovakian ice hockey player
Matej Krušič (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player
Matej Kubš (born 1988), Slovak volleyball player
Matej Mamić (born 1975), Croatian basketball player
Matej Marin (born 1980), Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Mészáros (born 1982), Slovak sport shooter
Matej Mohorič (born 1994), Slovene road racing cyclist
Matej Mugerli (born 1981), Slovenian road bicycle racer
Matej Paták (born 1990), Slovak volleyball player
Matej Prelog (born 1980), Slovenian rower
Matej Rojc (born 1993), Slovenian basketball player
Matej Šebenik (born 1983), Slovene chess player
Matej Stare (born 1978), Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Tóth (born 1983), Slovak race walker
Matej Vidović (born 1993), Croatian alpine skier
Matej Žagar (born 1983), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider

Other

Matej Bor (1913–1993), Slovene poet, translator, playwright and partisan
Matej Cifra (born 1979), Slovak television presenter
Matej Cigale (1819–1889), Slovene lawyer, linguist and editor
Matej Čurko (1968–2011), Slovak serial killer
Matej Kocak (1882–1918) United States Marine Corps sergeant
Matej Ninoslav (died 1250), Ban of Bosnia
Matej Sternen (1870–1949), Slovene Impressionist painter
Matej Andraž Vogrinčič (born 1970), Slovenian artist
Matej Zatlkaj, Slovak Magic: The Gathering player and commentator

References

^ "Predivna imena za djecu koja znače čudo". index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-12-25.
^ Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 44.

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[1] "Predivna imena za djecu koja znače čudo". index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-12-25.

[2] Čilaš Šimpraga, Ivšić Majić and Vidović. Rječnik 500 najčešćih suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena (in Croatian). Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. p. 44.

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