Maciej (
Polish pronunciation: ) is a
Polish given name, the etymological equivalent of
Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew.
People
Notable people named Matthias include the following:
In religion:
* Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot
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. Its
diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
forms are Maciek, Maciuś.
Namedays according to Polish calendar: 30 January, 24 February, 14 May
Maciej may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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Maciej Cieślak
Maciej Cieślak (born 9 September 1969 in Gdańsk) is a Polish guitarist and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Ścianka
Ścianka is a Polish rock band formed in 1994 in Sopot by guitarist Maciej C ...
(born 1969), Polish guitarist and songwriter
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Maciej Dunal
Maciej Dunal (20 December 1953 – 8 January 2014) was a Polish actor and singer.
Maciej Dunal died on 8 January 2014, aged 60, in Gdynia
Gdynia ( ; ; german: Gdingen (currently), (1939–1945); csb, Gdiniô, , , ) is a city in north ...
(1953–2014), Polish actor and singer
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Maciej Fortuna
Maciej Fortuna is a Polish jazz trumpet player, composer and musical educator. He runs the Fortuna Music record label.
Jerzy Milian dedicated his composition "Music For Mr. Fortuna" to Maciej Fortuna.
Education
Maciej graduated from the Univers ...
(born 1982), Polish jazz trumpeter, composer and musical educator
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Maciej Golubiewski (born 1976), Consul General at the
Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York City
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Maciej Jachowski
Maciej Jachowski (born 8 July 1977) is a Polish actor and singer.
Career
His TV debut was in the dramatic documentary telenovela ''Sekcja 998'' (TVP2, 2006). In the TVP2 soap opera ''M jak miłość'', Jachowski plays Irek Podleśny, a colle ...
(born 1977), Polish actor
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Maciej Kozłowski (1957–2010), Polish actor
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Maciej Łukaszczyk (1934–2014), Polish pianist
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Maciej Maleńczuk (born 1961), Polish singer, guitarist and poet
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Maciej Małecki
Maciej Małecki (Warsaw, 27 November 1940) is a Polish composer and pianist.
He studied at the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music (graduating 1965) and the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in ...
(born 1940), Polish composer and pianist
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Maciej Musiał
Maciej Musiał (born 11 February 1995) is a Polish actor, and television personality.
Biography
The son of actors Andrzej and Anna Musiał, he began his acting career at an early age with a cameo appearance in a 2004 episode of the long-running ...
(born 1995), Polish actor
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Maciej Silski (born 1976), Polish singer
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Maciej Stuhr (born 1975), Polish actor, comedian and impressionist
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Maciej Ślesicki
Maciej Wojciech Slesicki (born 1966 in Warsaw) is a Polish film director and screenwriter, co-founder and lecturer at the Warsaw Film School.
His mother was film producer Barbara Pec-Ślesicka.
Awards and nominations
* 1995: The Polish Gdynia Fil ...
(born 1966), Polish director and screenwriter, co-founder of the Warsaw Film School.
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Maciej Wojtyszko (born 1946), Polish film director, screenwriter and fiction author
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Maciej Zembaty
Maciej Zembaty (16 May 194427 June 2011) was a Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comedian. Despite being considered one of the classics of Polish black humour, he is perhaps best known as a translator and populariser of songs and ...
(1944–2011), Polish artist, writer, journalist, singer, poet and comedian
Politics
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Maciej Giertych (born 1936), Polish dendrologist and social conservative politician
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Maciej Golubiewski (born 1976), Polish political scientist and diplomat
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Maciej Górski (1944–2020), Polish politician
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Maciej Nowicki (born 1941), Polish politician, manager and scientist
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Maciej Płażyński (1958–2010), Polish politician and marshal of the Sejm
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Maciej Rataj (1884–1940), Polish politician and writer
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Maciej Świątkowski (born 1950), Polish politician, former member of the Sejm and the Senate
Sports
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Maciej Bębenek (born 1984), Polish footballer
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Maciej Bielecki (born 1987), Polish cyclist
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Maciej Bodnar (born 1985), Polish road racing cyclist
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Maciej Bydliński (born 1988), Polish alpine skier
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Maciej Dąbrowski (born 1987), Polish footballer
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Maciej Gajos (born 1991), Polish footballer
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Maciej Gębala
Maciej Gębala (born 10 January 1994) is a Polish handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the Polish national team.
He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Private life
H ...
(born 1994), Polish handball player
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Maciej Górski (born 1990), Polish footballer
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Maciej Hreniak
Maciej Hreniak (born May 3, 1989) is a Polish swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He represented his nation Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of five medals (four golds and one bronze) in a m ...
(born 1989), Polish swimmer
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Maciej Iwański
Maciej Iwański (born 7 May 1981) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Club
After Zagłębie Lubin's relegation for match-fixing, many of the top teams in the first division fought for Iwański's signat ...
(born 1981), Polish footballer
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Maciej Janowski (born 1991), Polish speedway rider
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Maciej Jewtuszko (born 1981), Polish mixed martial artist
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Maciej Korzym
Maciej Korzym (born 2 May 1988) is a Polish footballer who plays as a forward for Barciczanka Barcice.
Career
He also played for the Poland national under-21 football team
The Poland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 foot ...
(born 1988), Polish footballer
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Maciej Lampe (born 1985), Polish basketball player
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Maciej Pałyszko (born 1978), Polish hammer thrower
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Maciej Piaszczyński
Maciej Piaszczyński (born 28 May 1989 in Pleszew, Poland) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Poland.
Craeer
Piaszczyński has represented Poland U-21 national team.
Results
World Championships
* Individual U-21 Wo ...
(born 1989), Polish speedway rider
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Maciej Pospieszyński
Maciej Pospieszyński (born 1981) – is a Polish Gliding, glider Competition aerobatics, aerobatic aviator, pilot and a powered aerobatic pilot.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pospieszynski, Maciej
Aerobatic pilots
Glider pilots
Living peop ...
, Polish glider aerobatic pilot
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Maciej Rybus
Maciej Rybus (; born 19 August 1989) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League, and previously for the Poland national team.
Club career
Rybus began his career with Pelikan ...
(born 1989), Polish footballer
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Maciej Skorża (born 1972), Polish football manager
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Maciej Śliwa
Maciej Śliwa (born 22 May 2001) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for ŁKS Łódź.
Career statistics
Club
;Notes
Honours
Miedź Legnica
*I liga: 2021–22
ŁKS Łódź
* I liga: 2022–23
ŁKS Ł ...
(born 2001), Polish footballer
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Maciej Staręga
Maciej Staręga (born 31 January 1990, in Siedlce) is a Polish cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in Cross-country ski ...
(born 1990), Polish cross-country skier
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Maciej Szczęsny
Maciej Wawrzyniec Szczęsny (pronounced ) (born 28 June 1965) is a former footballer from Poland, who played for Legia Warsaw, Widzew Łódź, Polonia Warsaw and Wisła Kraków as a goalkeeper. He participated in the UEFA Champions League with ...
(born 1965), Polish footballer
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Maciej Urbańczyk
Maciej Urbańczyk (born 2 April 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Odra Opole.
Career Stal Mielec
Urbańczyk signed for Stal Mielec on 31 January 2019.
Odra Opole
On 30 June 2022, he moved to I liga side Odr ...
(born 1995), Polish footballer
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Maciej Zieba (born 1987), Polish-German footballer
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Maciej Żurawski (born 1976), Polish footballer
Other
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Maciej Cegłowski
Maciej Cegłowski (born 1975) is a Polish-American web developer, entrepreneur, speaker, and social critic, based in San Francisco, California. He is the owner of the bookmarking service Pinboard, which he calls a social bookmarking site for intro ...
, Polish-American web developer and writer, owner of the bookmarking service
Pinboard
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Maciej Dziewoński
Maciej Dziewoński (died May 31, 1794) was a Polish priest, noted for his opposition to the Kościuszko Uprising and his espionage for the Russians.
Dziewoński spoke openly against the uprising and had close ties to the number of Russian Army of ...
(died 1794), Polish priest and Russian spy
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Maciej Franz (born 1969), Polish historian
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Maciej Kranz
Maciej Kranz (born 22 November 1964; Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American executive, ''New York Times'' bestselling author, angel investor, faculty member of Singularity University, and an expert in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies such a ...
(born 1964), Polish-American
Silicon Valley executive
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Maciej Kuroń
Maciej Kuroń (; born 8 March 1960 in Warsaw, died 25 December 2008 in Izabelin), was a Polish journalist and culinary publicist. He was a host of television culinary shows, which made him very popular in Poland. He was the son of Jacek Kuroń.
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(1960–2008), Polish chef, culinary publicist and journalist
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Maciej Łubieński
Maciej Łubieński (1572 in Łubna – 1652 in Łowicz), of Pomian coat of arms, was a primate of Poland, archbishop of Gniezno, bishop of Poznań, bishop of Kujawy and interrex in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
He was educated in Sieradz ...
(1572–1652), primate of Poland and archbishop of Gniezno
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Maciej Miechowita (1457–1523), Polish renaissance scholar, professor of Jagiellonian University, historian, chronicler, geographer, and medical doctor
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Maciej Rybiński (1945–2009), Polish journalist, publicist, satirist and writer
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Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595–1640), Europe's most prominent Latin poet of the 17th century
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Maciej Stachowiak (born 1976), Polish-American software developer and notable proponent for open source software and web standards, and a leader of the WebKit development team.
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Maciej Stryjkowski (ca. 1547–1593), Polish historian
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Maciej Sulkiewicz (1865–1920), lieutenant general of the Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimea, and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces
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Maciej Zamoyski
The House of Zamoyski (plural: Zamoyscy) is the name of an important Polish noble (szlachta) family, which used the Jelita coat of arms. It is the Polish term for "de Zamość" (Polish "z Zamościa"), the name they originally held as lords of Z ...
, Polish nobleman
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Maciej Zaremba
Maciej Zaremba Bielawski (born 12 March 1951) is a Swedish journalist and author.
Zaremba was born in Poznań, Poland, son to Oskar Bielawski and Elżbieta Immerdauer. In 1969 he emigrated to Sweden with his mother and two younger brothers due ...
(born 1951), Swedish journalist and author
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Maciej Zień (born 1979), Polish fashion designer
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Maciej Żurowski
Maciej Żurowski (17 September 1915 in Płock – 8 May 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish historian of French literature, translator, Romanist. He was a professor of University of Warsaw, co-editor of (since 1957).
Works
Żurowski was an author ...
(1915–2003), Polish historian of French literature and translator
See also
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Polish masculine given names