Matej

Matej is a Slavic masculine given name. 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. The name Matej has its root in the Hebrew word Mattityahu and means God's gift.
The Czech counterpart is Matěj, the Polish counterpart is Maciej, and the English counterpart is Matthias. Notable people with the name include:

Sports

Football

Matej Bagarić, Croatian footballer
Matej Centrih, Slovenian footballer
Matej Delač, Croatian footballer
Matej Gorelka, Slovak footballer
Matej Grešák, Slovak footballer
Matej Hradecky, Finnish footballer
Matej Ižvolt, Slovak footballer
Matej Jakúbek, Slovak footballer
Matej Jelić, Croatian footballer
Matej Jonjić, Croatian footballer
Matej Jug, Slovenian football referee
Matej Kochan, Slovak footballer
Matej Kováč, Slovak footballer
Matej Krajčík, Slovak footballer
Matej Král, Slovak footballer
Matej Mavrič, Slovenian footballer
Matej Mitrović, Croatian footballer
Matej Náther, Slovak footballer
Matej Oravec, Slovak footballer
Matej Palčič, Slovenian footballer
Matej Peternel, Slovenian footballer
Matej Podlogar, Slovenian footballer
Matej Podstavek, Slovak footballer
Matej Poplatnik, Slovenian footballer
Matej Pučko, Slovenian footballer
Matej Radan, Slovenian footballer
Matej Rakovan, Slovak footballer
Matej Rapnik, Slovenian footballer
Matej Šavol, Slovak footballer
Matej Siva, Slovak footballer
Matej Sivrić, Croatian footballer
Matej Slávik, Slovak footballer
Matej Šnofl, Slovenian footballer
Matej Székely, Slovak footballer

Other sports

Matej Bene, Slovak ice hockey player
Matej Beňuš, Slovak slalom canoeist
Matej Černič, Italian volleyball player
Matej Češík, Slovak ice hockey player
Matej Dodig, Croatian tennis player
Matej Falat, Slovak alpine skier
Matej Ferjan, Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider
Matej Gaber, Slovenian handball player
Matej Gnezda, Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Hliničan, Slovak badminton player
Matej Hočevar, Slovenian ice hockey player
Matej Juhart, German bobsledder
Matej Jurčo, Slovak road bicycle racer
Matej Kazár, Slovak biathlete
Matej Kristín, Slovakian ice hockey player
Matej Krušič, Slovenian basketball player
Matej Kubš, Slovak volleyball player
Matej Mamić, Croatian basketball player
Matej Marin, Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Mészáros, Slovak sport shooter
Matej Mohorič, Slovene road racing cyclist
Matej Mugerli, Slovenian road bicycle racer
Matej Paták, Slovak volleyball player
Matej Prelog, Slovenian rower
Matej Rojc, Slovenian basketball player
Matej Šebenik, Slovene chess player
Matej Stare, Slovenian racing cyclist
Matej Tóth, Slovak race walker
Matej Vidović, Croatian alpine skier
Matej Žagar, Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider

Other

Matej Bor, Slovene poet, translator, playwright and partisan
Matej Cifra, Slovak television presenter
Matej Cigale, Slovene lawyer, linguist and editor
Matej Čurko, Slovak serial killer
Matej Kocak United States Marine Corps sergeant
Matej Ninoslav, Ban of Bosnia
Matej Sternen, Slovene Impressionist painter
Matej Andraž Vogrinčič, Slovenian artist
Matej Zatlkaj, Slovak Magic: The Gathering player and commentator