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 Matthew the Apostle.

Matěj, with the ě diacritic, is a Czech given name. In Polish the equivalent is Maciej, 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:

A-I[]

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 (1819–1889), Slovene lawyer, linguist, and editor
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 (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 (born 1982), Slovenian ice hockey player
Matej Hradecky (born 1995), Finnish football player
Matej Ižvolt (born 1986), Slovak footballer

J-N[]

Matej Jakúbek, Slovak footballer
Matej Jelić (born 1990), Croatian football forward
Matej Jonjić (born 1991), Croatian football player
Matej Jug (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 (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 (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 (born 1981), Slovenian road bicycle racer
Matej Náther (born 1985), Slovak football midfielder
Matej Ninoslav (died 1250), Ban of Bosnia

O-Z[]

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 (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 (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 (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