{{Infobox given name | name = Matěj | pronunciation = {{IPA|cs|ˈmacɛj|lang|LL-Q9056 (ces)-Ghost4Man-Matěj.wav}} | gender = male | meaning = | derivation = from the Greek name Matthias | region = | language = Czech | origin = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = Matej, Matei, Maciej, Matija, Mateja, Matic, Matthew }} {{Wiktionary|Matěj}} '''Matěj''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈmacɛj|lang|LL-Q9056 (ces)-Ghost4Man-Matěj.wav}}) is a Czech masculine given name, a Czech variant of the name Matthias.<ref>[https://www.behindthename.com/name/mate18j Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Matěj]</ref> Similar Slavic given names include Matej and Maciej, the English counterpart is Matthew.

==Notable people with the name== ===Sports=== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Matěj Beran (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Blümel (born 2000), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Chaluš (born 1998), Czech footballer * Matěj Hadaš (born 2003), Czech footballer * Matěj Hanousek (born 1993), Czech footballer * Matěj Havran (born 2002), Czech handball player * Matěj Helebrand (born 1997), Czech footballer * Matěj Helešic (born 1996), Czech footballer * Matěj Hrabina (born 1993), Czech footballer * Matěj Hybš (born 1993), Czech footballer * Matěj Jurásek (born 2003), Czech footballer * Matěj Klíma (born 1999), Czech handball player * Matěj Končal (born 1993), Czech footballer * Matěj Kovář (born 2000), Czech footballer * Matěj Kozubek (born 1996), Czech marathon swimmer * Matěj Krsek (born 2000), Czech sprinter * Matěj Kůs (born 1989), Czech motorcycle speedway rider * Matěj Kvíčala (born 1989), Czech luger * Matěj Lasák (born 1992), Czech cyclo-cross cyclist * Matěj Luksch (born 1998), Czech footballer * Matěj Machovský (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Majka (born 2000), Czech footballer * Matěj Marič (born 1991), Czech footballer * Matěj Novák (born 1989), Czech ice dancer * Matěj Paprčiak (born 1991), Czech footballer * Matěj Pechman (1893–1973), Czech equestrian * Matěj Polidar (born 1999), Czech footballer * Matěj Psota (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Pulkrab (born 1997), Czech footballer * Matěj Ryneš (born 2001), Czech footballer * Matěj Ščerba (born 1998), Czech pole vaulter * Matěj Šín (born 2004), Czech footballer * Matěj Štochl (born 1989), Czech footballer * Matěj Sebera (born 2001), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Stránský (born 1993), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Stříteský (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Švancer (born 2004), Czech-Austrian freestyle skier * Matěj Trojovský (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Valenta (born 2000), Czech footballer * Matěj Vocel (born 1997), Czech tennis player * Matěj Vydra (born 1992), Czech footballer * Matěj Zadražil (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player * Matěj Zahálka (born 1993), Czech cyclist {{div col end}}

===Other=== * Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský (1684–1742), Czech composer and organist * Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (1860–1927), Czech writer and journalist * Matěj Gregor (born 2002), Czech politician * Matěj Hádek (born 1975), Czech actor * Matěj Ondřej Havel (born 1987), Czech politician * Matěj Homola (born 1973), Czech musician * Matěj Kopecký (1775–1847), Czech puppeteer * Václav Matěj Kramerius (1753–1808), Czech publisher, journalist and writer * Matěj Majober (1763-1812), Czech stage actor and playwright * Josef Matěj Navrátil (1798–1865), Czech painter * Matěj Pavlík (1879–1942), known as Gorazd of Prague, Czech Orthodox Prelate * Matěj Poustevník ({{fl.}} 1520s), Czech preacher * Matěj Rejsek ({{circa|1445}}–1506), Czech stonemason, sculptor, builder and architect * Matěj Ruppert (born 1978), Czech singer * Matěj Stropnický (born 1983), Czech politician and actor * Matěj Vůdce (died 1409), Czech medieval bandit

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.prijmeni.cz/Mat%C4%9Bj Matěj] on ''Příjmení.cz'' (in Czech)

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