Matea is a feminine given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Mateo,

Matej 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. ...

Matija Matija is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate to Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs * Matija Antun Relković (1732–1798) ...

, which are Croatian forms of

Matthew Matthew may refer to: * Matthew (given name) * Matthew (surname) * ''Matthew'' (album), a 2000 album by rapper Kool Keith * Matthew (elm cultivar), a cultivar of the Chinese Elm ''Ulmus parvifolia'' Christianity * Matthew the Apostle, one of ...

. It is derived from

Matthaeus Matthaeus (also Matthæus) is a given name, the Latin form of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * St. Matthæus (1st century), the Apostle * Matthaeus Greuter (1564–1638), German etcher and engraver who worked in Rome * Matthaeus P ...

, which means "gift of God." In

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

, the name Matea is a variant of Matityahu, meaning "gift of

Yahweh Yahweh was an Ancient Semitic religion, ancient Semitic deity of Weather god, weather and List of war deities, war in the History of the ancient Levant, ancient Levant, the national god of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Judah, Judah and Kingdom ...

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Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, Matea is derived from

Matilde Matilde is an alternate spelling of the name Matilda (name), Matilda and may refer to: People *Matilde Borromeo (born 1983), Italian equestrian *Matilde Camus (1919–2012), Spanish poet *Matilde Casazola (born 1942), Bolivian songwriter *Matilde ...

, meaning "mighty in battle." Notable people with the name include: *

Matea Bošnjak Matea Bošnjak (born 21 December 1997) is a Croatian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canad ...

, Croatian footballer *

Matea Čiča Matea Čiča (born 30 September 1985) is a Croatian badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament ...

, Croatian badminton player * Matea Ferk, Croatian alpine skier *

Matea Gold Matea is a feminine given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Mateo, Matej or Matija, which are Croatian forms of Matthew. It is derived from Matthaeus, which means "gift of God." In Hebrew, the name Matea is a variant of Matityahu, ...

, American journalist *

Matea Ikić Matea Ikić (born 25 May 1989) is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays as outside hitter for Greek club Panionios V.C. International career She is a member of the Croatia women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2018 FIVB Volleyb ...

, Croatian volleyball player *

Matea Jelić Matea Jelić (born 23 December 1997) is a Croatian taekwondo athlete. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in 67 kg. She won the gold medal in the women's 67 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In 2023, she won one o ...

, Croatian taekwondo athlete, Olympic champion *

Matea Matošević Matea Matošević (born 14 March 1989) is a Croatian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XX ...

, Croatian long-distance runner *

Matea Mezak Matea Mezak (; born 5 March 1985) is a Croatian former professional tennis player. 2004, she started on the ITF Circuit, where she won six singles and six doubles titles. Her preferred surface is hardcourt, and her coach was Ivan Humić. Alon ...

, Croatian tennis player *

Matea Parlov Koštro Matea Parlov Koštro (born 2 June 1992) is a Croatian long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. She did not finish her race. She finished 21st in the women's maratho ...

, Croatian long-distance runner *

Matea Pletikosić Matea Pletikosić (born 24 April 1998) is a Croatian-born Montenegrin handball player for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Montenegrin national team. She played for Croatia in youth categories, but chose to play for Montenegro on a senior level. ...

, Croatian-Montenegrin handball player *

Matea Samardžić Matea Samardžić (born 17 January 1995 in Split, Croatia) is a retired Croatian swimmer. She won a bronze medal in the 200m backstroke event at the 2016 European Aquatics Championships. She qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The ...

, Croatian swimmer *

Matea Sumajstorčić Matea Sumajstorčić (born 5 April 1999) is a Croatian swimmer. She represented Croatia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South ...

, Croatian swimmer

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