{{Infobox given name | name = Mateja | pronunciation = | gender = male, female | meaning = | derivation = from the Greek name Matthias | region = | language = Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian | origin = | nickname = | variant forms = | related names = Matea, Matej, Matija, Matevž, Matic, Matei, Maciej, Mateusz, Matthew, Matthias, Mathias, Matias }} {{Wiktionary|Mateja}} {{TOC right}} '''Mateja''' ({{langx|sr|Матеја}}) is a South Slavic given name, a variant of the Greek given name Matthias (Matthew in English).
In Serbian, the name Mateja is masculine, while in Croatian and Slovene, it is feminine.<ref>Behind The Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Names [http://www.behindthename.com/name/mateja-1 Mateja (f)] and [http://www.behindthename.com/name/mateja-2 Mateja (m)]</ref>
==Notable people with the name== ===Given name=== * Mateja Andrlić (born 1993), Croatian footballer * Mateja Bačanin (born 2003), Serbian footballer * Mateja Čalušić (born 1987), Slovenian politician * Mateja Đorđević (born 2003), Serbian footballer * Mateja Jeger (born 1995), Croatian table tennis player * Mateja Kežman (born 1979), Serbian footballer and sports agent * Mateja Kraljevic (born 1993), Swiss tennis player * Mateja Maslarević (born 2000), Serbian footballer * Mateja Matejić (1924–2018), Serbian-American Orthodox priest and writer * Mateja Matevski (1929–2018), Macedonian poet, literary critic and essayist * Mateja Milovanović (born 2004), Serbian-Dutch footballer * Mateja Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian priest and politician * Mateja Petronijević (born 1986), Croatian sailor * Mateja Pintar (born 1985), Slovenian table tennis player * Mateja Robnik (born 1987), Slovenian alpine skier * Mateja Šimic (born 1980), Slovenian triathlete * Mateja Stjepanović (born 2004), Serbian footballer * Mateja Svet (born 1968), Slovenian alpine skier * Mateja Vraničar Erman (born 1965), Slovenian politician * Mateja Zver (born 1988), Slovenian footballer
===Surname=== * Andrzej Mateja (1935–2019), Polish cross-country skier * Robert Mateja (born 1974), Polish ski jumper
==See also== * {{intitle|Mateja}} * Matej * Matea * Matija * Matejić (surname)
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{given name|type=both}} Category:Serbian masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:Macedonian masculine given names Category:Croatian feminine given names Category:Feminine given names Category:Slovene feminine given names