Matej is a given name that originates from the Slavic nations of Central and Eastern Europe. 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 Matthias (Koine Greek: Μαθθίας, ''Maththías'' , from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ ''Mattiṯyāhū''; cop, ⲙⲁⲑⲓⲁⲥ; died c. AD 80) was, according to the Acts of the Apostles (written c. AD 63), chosen by the apostles to re ...

. Matěj, with the ě diacritic, is a

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

given name. In Polish the equivalent is

Maciej Maciej (Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish given name, the etymological equivalent of Matthias. Its diminutive forms are Maciek, Maciuś. Namedays according to Polish calendar: 30 January, 24 February, 14 May Maciej may refer to: Arts and ent ...

, and in English it's Matthew. Apoštol Matěj is Matthias the Apostle, while Matthew the Apostle is Matouš in Czech.

Matej

Notable people with the name include:

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* Matej Bagarić (born 1989), Croatian footballer * Matej Bene (born 1992), Slovak ice hockey player *

Matej Beňuš Matej Beňuš (born 2 November 1987) is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2002. He won a silver medal in the C1 event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He also won 12 medals at the ICF Can ...

(born 1987), Slovak slalom canoeist *

Matej Bor Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič (14 April 1913 – 29 September 1993), who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist, and Partisan. Biography Matej Bor was born as Vladimir Pavšič in the village of Grgar near Gor ...

(1913–1993), Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and partisan * Matej Centrih (born 1988), Slovenian football player *

Matej Černič Matej Černič (born 13 September 1978) is an Italian volleyball player who won the silver medal with the Italian men's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens. He is of Slovene ethnicity and belongs to the Slovene minority in ...

(born 1978), Italian volleyball player *

Matej Češík Matej is a given name that originates from the Slavic nations of Central and Eastern Europe. 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. ...

(born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player * Matej Cigale (1819–1889), Slovene lawyer, linguist, and editor *

Matej Čurko Matej Čurko (1968 – May 12, 2011), known as The Slovak Cannibal, was a Slovak murderer, cannibal and suspected serial killer. He was killed by police after attempting to entice a Swiss man to his death. Upon investigation, it was discovered tha ...

(1968-2011), Slovak serial killer *

Matej Delač Matej Delač (; born 20 August 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish 1st Division club Horsens. Club career Inter Zaprešić A product of Inter Zaprešić youth academy, Delač started to impress ver ...

(born 1992), Croatian football goalkeeper * Matej Falat (born 1993), Slovak alpine skier * Matej Ferjan (1977–2011), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider *

Matej Gaber Matej Gaber (born 22 July 1991) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for SC Pick Szeged and the Slovenian national team Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene l ...

(born 1991), Slovenian handball player * Matej Gnezda (born 1979), Slovenian racing cyclist * Matej Gorelka (born 1989), Slovak football striker * Matej Grešák, Slovak footballer *

Matej Hliničan Matej Hliničan (born 21 September 1994) is a Slovak male badminton player. In 2014, he won the Ethiopia International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Bridget Shamim Bangi of Ethiopia, and became the runner-up in the men's ...

(born 1994), Slovak badminton player *

Matej Hočevar Matej Hočevar (born Ljubljana, 30 April 1982) is a Slovenian professional ice hockey player currently with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slove ...

(born 1982), Slovenian ice hockey player *

Matej Hradecky Matej Hradecky ( sk, Matej Hrádecký, born 17 April 1995) is a Finnish football player who plays for SJK. Career Club On 16 February 2016, Hradecky signed a two-year contract with SJK. In February 2017, Hradecky was ruled out of the 2017 se ...

(born 1995), Finnish football player * Matej Ižvolt (born 1986), Slovak footballer

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* Matej Jakúbek, Slovak footballer *

Matej Jelić Matej Jelić (born 5 November 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Cibalia. Club career MŠK Žilina Jelić joined MŠK Žilina in the summer of 2013. On 28 July 2013, he scored a goal on his c ...

(born 1990), Croatian football forward * Matej Jonjić (born 1991), Croatian football player *

Matej Jug Matej Jug (born 25 September 1980) is a Slovenian international referee. Career Matej Jug became a FIFA referee in 2007. He has refereed at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.UEFA Union of European Footba ...

(born 1980), Slovenian international football referee * Matej Juhart (born 1976), German bobsledder * Matej Jurčo (born 1984), Slovak road bicycle racer * Matej Kazár (born 1983), Slovak biathlete *

Matej Kocak Matej Kocak (December 3, 1882 – October 4, 1918), a United States Marine Corps sergeant, was posthumously awarded both the Army and Navy Medals of Honor, for "heroism above and beyond the call of duty" in action against the enemy on July 18, 191 ...

(1882–1918) United States Marine Corps sergeant * Matej Kochan (born 1992), Slovak football midfielder * Matej Kopecký (born 1990), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matej Kosorín (born 1997), Slovak footballer * Matej Kováč (born 1985), Slovak football midfielder * Matej Krajčík (born 1978), Slovak footballer * Matej Král (born 1990), Slovak football midfielder * Matej Kristín (born 1990), Slovakian ice hockey goaltender * Matej Krušič (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player *

Matej Kubš Matej Kubs (born 26 May 1988) is a Slovak male volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized r ...

(born 1988), Slovak volleyball player * Matej Mamić (born 1975), Croatian basketball player * Matej Marin (born 1980), Slovenian racing cyclist *

Matej Mavrič Matej Mavrič Rožič (born 29 January 1979 in Koper) is a Slovenian retired international footballer. Club career His former clubs include Piran, Primorje and Gorica (all Slovenian clubs). In 2005, he won the Norwegian Cup Final for Molde ...

(born 1979), Slovenian footballer * Matej Mészáros (born 1982), Slovak sport shooter *

Matej Mináč Matej Mináč (born 1 April 1961) is a Slovak film director. He has directed three films about Nicholas Winton, a Briton who organised the rescue of 669 Jewish children from German-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of World War II in an operati ...

(born 1961), Slovak film director *

Matej Mitrović Matej Mitrović (; born 10 November 1993) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Rijeka and the Croatia national team. Club career Mitrović made his professional debut for Cibalia on 25 February 2012 ...

(born 1993), Croatian football defender *

Matej Mohorič Matej Mohorič (born 19 October 1994) is a Slovenian professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Mohorič turned professional in 2014. He is the Slovenian road race champion for 2018 and 2021. Biography Born on ...

(born 1994), Slovene road racing cyclist * Matej Mugerli (born 1981), Slovenian road bicycle racer * Matej Náther (born 1985), Slovak football midfielder *

Matej Ninoslav Matej Ninoslav ( sr-cyr, Матеј Нинослав; died 1250) was the Ban of Bosnia in the period of 1232–50. Most of Bosnia was under the Kingdom of Hungary from 1235 to 1241. Ninoslav was also a Prince of Split in 1242–1244 during the lo ...

(died 1250), Ban of Bosnia

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* Matej Oravec (born 1998), Slovak footballer * Matej Palčič (born 1993), Slovenian footballer * Matej Paták (born 1990), Slovak volleyball player * Matej Peternel (born 1992), Slovenian football midfielder * Matej Podlogar (born 1991), Slovenian football player * Matej Podstavek (born 1991), Slovak football defender * Matej Poplatnik (born 1992), Slovenian footballer * Matej Prelog (born 1980), Slovenian rower *

Matej Pučko Matej Pučko (born 6 October 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a winger. References External links *NZS profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pucko, Matej 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Murska Sobota Slovenian men ...

(born 1993), Slovenian footballer * Matej Radan (born 1990), Slovenian football goalkeeper * Matej Rakovan (born 1990), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matej Rapnik (born 1990), Slovenian football centre-back * Matej Rehák (born 1990), Slovak football right back * Matej Rojc (born 1993), Slovenian professional basketball player * Matej Šavol (born 1984), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matej Šebenik (born 1983), Slovene chess player * Matej Siva (born 1984), Slovak football defender * Matej Sivrić (born 1989), Croatian football forward * Matej Slávik (born 1994), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matej Šnofl (born 1977), Slovenian football defender * Matej Stare (born 1978), Slovenian racing cyclist * Matej Sternen (1870–1949), Slovene Impressionist painter * Matej Strapák (born 1993), Slovak footballer * Matej Székely (born 1991), Slovak football goalkeeper * Matej Tóth (born 1983), Slovak race walker *

Matej Vidović Matej Vidović (; born April 14, 1993 in Zagreb, Croatia) is a Croatian alpine skier, a slalom specialist. He competed for Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpi ...

(born 1993), Croatian alpine skier * Matej Andraž Vogrinčič (born 1970), Slovenian artist *

Matej Žagar Matej Žagar (born 3 April 1983 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won two Individual Speedway European Champion titles in 2004 and 2008. Career In 2002, he won the 2002 Individual Speedway Junior European ...

(born 1983), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider * Matej Zatlkaj, Slovak Magic: The Gathering player and commentator

Matěj

Matěj is a

given name. Notable people with the name include: * Matěj Beran (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Chaluš (born 1998), Czech football centre-back * Matěj Hádek (born 1975), Czech actor * Matěj Hanousek (born 1993), Czech footballer * Matěj Helešic (born 1996), Czech football defender * Matěj Hybš (born 1993), Czech football player * Matěj Končal (born 1993), Czech football player * Matěj Kopecký (1775–1847), Czech puppeteer *

Matěj Kůs Matěj Kůs (born 11 July 1989) is a Czech international motorcycle speedway racer, Multiple Czech Republic Champion (10 times), and European Pairs Champion (2 times). He has also has raced for several clubs in the British Premier League. His pr ...

(born 1989), Czech motorcycle speedway rider * Matěj Kvíčala (born 1989), Czech luger * Matěj Lasák (born 1992), Czech cyclo-cross cyclist * Matěj Machovský (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Marič (born 1991), Czech football player * Matěj Novák (born 1989), Czech ice dancer * Matěj Paprčiak (born 1991), Czech football player * Matěj Psota (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Pulkrab (born 1997), Czech football striker * Matěj Rejsek (c. 1445–1506), Czech stonemason, sculptor, builder and architect * Matěj Sebera (born 2001), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Štochl (born 1989), Czech football player * Matěj Stříteský (born 1990), Czech ice hockey defenceman * Matěj Stropnický (born 1983), Czech politician * Matěj Trojovský (born 1984), Czech ice hockey defenceman * Matěj Vydra (born 1992), Czech football striker

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