Aljaž is a Slovenian masculine given name and an occasional surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Aljaž Bedene (born 1989), British tennis player *

Aljaž Cotman Aljaž Cotman (born 26 April 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Austrian club SV Donau Klagenfurt. He was a member of the Slovenia youth national selections. Club career Cotman started his career in his hometown club ...

(born 1994), Slovenian football goalkeeper *

Aljaž Hočevar Aljaž Hočevar (born 20 August 1991) is a Slovenian former cyclist, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2014 for the team. Major results ;2011 : 3rd Tour of Vojvodina II ;2013 : 1st Trofej Umag : 2nd Central European Tour Budapest GP : 5t ...

(born 1991), Slovenian cyclist *

Aljaž Ivačič Aljaž Ivačič (born 29 December 1993) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Club career Ivačič was signed by Portland Timbers on 18 January 2019. He made his de ...

(born 1993), Slovenian football player *

Aljaž Krefl Aljaž Krefl (born 20 February 1994) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Celje. Club career Krefl joined Olimpija Ljubljana from Rudar Velenje in June 2015. On 8 February 2017, he was s ...

(born 1994), Slovenian football defender *Aljaž Osterc (born 1999), Slovenian ski jumper *

Aljaž Pegan Aljaž Pegan (born 2 June 1974) is a Slovenian gymnast. Pegan is a world and European champion on the horizontal bar, where he has a skill named after him. He also has an eponymous skill on the parallel bars. He has competed internationally sin ...

(born 1974), Slovenian gymnast *

Aljaž Sedej Aljaž Sedej (born 30 May 1988) is a Slovenian judoka. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in the second round by Hamed Malekmohammadi. At the 2012 Olympics h ...

(born 1988), Slovenian judoka *

Aljaž Škorjanec Aljaž Škorjanec (born 19 February 1990) is a Slovenian dancer and choreographer who has appeared on the BBC series ''Strictly Come Dancing'' as a professional dancer. In March 2022 he announced, via his Instagram account, that he was leaving t ...

(born 1990), Slovenian dancer and choreographer *

Aljaž Struna Aljaž Struna (born 4 August 1990) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Triestina. He made 21 appearances for the Slovenia national team between 2016 and 2019. Club career Koper Struna began h ...

(born 1990), Slovenian football defender

Surname

Jakob Aljaž Jakob Aljaž (July 6, 1845 – May 4, 1927) was a Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer and mountaineer. Aljaž was born in a small Upper Carniolan village of Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro, northeast of Ljubljana, in what was then the Austrian Empi ...

(1845–1927), Slovene Roman Catholic priest, composer and mountaineer {{Given name, type=both Slovene-language surnames Slovene masculine given names Masculine given names