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 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 Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (ship), the replica of the ship sailed by John Cabot in 1497 * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chi ...

. 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 (born 1987), Slovak slalom canoeist * Matej Bor (1913–1993), Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and partisan * Matej Centrih (born 1988), Slovenian football player * Matej Černič (born 1978), Italian volleyball player * Matej Češík (born 1988), Slovak ice hockey player *

Matej Cigale Matej Cigale (2 September 1819 – 20 April 1889) was a Slovene lawyer, linguist, and editor. He was one of the most influential Slovene linguists of the 19th century,Suhadolnik, Stane. 1988. "Matej Cigale." ''Enciklopedija Slovenije'', vol. 2, p. ...

(1819–1889), Slovene lawyer, linguist, and editor * Matej Čurko (1968-2011), Slovak serial killer * Matej Delač (born 1992), Croatian football goalkeeper * Matej Falat (born 1993), Slovak alpine skier * Matej Ferjan (1977–2011), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider * Matej Gaber (born 1991), Slovenian handball player *

Matej Gnezda Matej Gnezda (born 12 January 1979) is a Slovenian former professional racing cyclist. Major results ;2006 :3rd Time trial, National Road Championships ;2007 :1st Belgrade–Banja Luka I :3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 :2nd Bel ...

(born 1979), Slovenian racing cyclist * Matej Gorelka (born 1989), Slovak football striker * Matej Grešák, Slovak footballer * Matej Hliničan (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 Matej Ižvolt (born 5 June 1986) is a Slovak footballer. Club career He started his football career in ZTS Dubnica, in June 2007 he signed a 3-year contract with ŠK Slovan Bratislava. He represented Slovakia in the Under-21 categories. In Jul ...

(born 1986), Slovak footballer

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Matej Jakúbek Matej Jakúbek (born 19 January 1995) is a Slovak footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for FC Košice. Club career Jakúbek was signed by Spartak Trnava FC Spartak Trnava () is a Slovak professional football club based in Trnava. ...

, 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 Matej Jonjić (; born 29 January 1991) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as centre back for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. He has represented Croatia at youth level, having earned caps with all of the youth teams beginning with the C ...

(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 Matej Juhart (born November 19, 1976) is a German bobsledder who competed for his native Germany and now Croatia Matej Jurčo Matej Jurčo (born 8 August 1984 in Poprad) is a Slovak former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2015. He is the son of Milan Jurčo, who was also a professional cyclist. Matej Jurčo was a multinatio ...

(born 1984), Slovak road bicycle racer *

Matej Kazár Matej Kazár (born 10 May 1983) is a Slovak biathlete. He competed in the 2006, the 2014 Winter Olympics, and the 2018 Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-spo ...

(born 1983), Slovak biathlete * Matej Kocak (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 (born 1988), Slovak volleyball player * Matej Mamić (born 1975), Croatian basketball player *

Matej Marin Matej Marin (2 July 1980 – 5 September 2021) was a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2015 for the and teams. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2003 : 2nd Overa ...

(born 1980), Slovenian racing cyclist * Matej Mavrič (born 1979), Slovenian footballer * Matej Mészáros (born 1982), Slovak sport shooter * Matej Mináč (born 1961), Slovak film director * Matej Mitrović (born 1993), Croatian football defender * Matej Mohorič (born 1994), Slovene road racing cyclist *

Matej Mugerli Matej Mugerli (born 17 June 1981 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2008, and from 2011 to 2020 for the , , , and teams. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI C ...

(born 1981), Slovenian road bicycle racer * Matej Náther (born 1985), Slovak football midfielder * Matej Ninoslav (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 Matej Poplatnik (born 15 July 1992) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward for Ilirija 1911. Career Poplatnik started his senior career with Zarica Kranj, before joining Triglav Kranj in 2012. He made his Slovenian PrvaLiga debut ...

(born 1992), Slovenian footballer *

Matej Prelog Matej Prelog (born 13 March 1980 in Maribor) is a Slovenian rower, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ...

(born 1980), Slovenian rower * Matej Pučko (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 Matej Stare (born 20 February 1978 in Kranj) is a former Slovenian racing cyclist. Palmares ;2001 :1st Stage 4 Tour of Croatia ;2004 :1st Porec Trophy ;2006 :1st Stage 2 The Paths of King Nikola :1st Stage 6 Tour of Morocco ;2007 :1st Stag ...

(born 1978), Slovenian racing cyclist *

Matej Sternen Matej Sternen (20 September 1870 – 28 June 1949) was a leading Slovene Impressionist painter. Sternen was born in Verd, now part of the Carniolan municipality of Vrhnika, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and baptized ''Matthæus St ...

(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 (born 1993), Croatian alpine skier * Matej Andraž Vogrinčič (born 1970), Slovenian artist * Matej Žagar (born 1983), Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider * Matej Zatlkaj, Slovak Magic: The Gathering player and commentator

Matěj

Matěj is a Czech 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 (born 1989), Czech motorcycle speedway rider * Matěj Kvíčala (born 1989), Czech luger * Matěj Lasák (born 1992), Czech cyclo-cross cyclist *

Matěj Machovský Matěj Machovský (born 25 July 1993) is a Czech professional ice hockey Goaltender currently is a free agent. Playing career Machovský spent three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) prior to beginning his professional career. In 112 ga ...

(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 Matěj Rejsek or Matthias Rejsek (around 1445, Prostějov – 1 July 1506, Kutná Hora) was a Czech stonemason, sculptor, builder and architect of the Late Gothic style. Life Matěj Rejsek was born probably in 1445 in Prostějov (either in Boh ...

(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 Matěj Vydra (, born 1 May 1992) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a striker for Viktoria Plzeň and the Czech Republic national team. Vydra previously played for FC Chotěboř, Vysočina Jihlava, Baník Ostrava, Club Brugge, ...

(born 1992), Czech football striker

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