# Matuska

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**Matuška** (feminine: **Matušková**) is a [Czech surname](/source/Czech_surname), derived from the given name [Matouš](/source/Matou%C5%A1).[1] **Matúška** (feminine: **Matúšková**) is a [Slovak surname](/source/Slovak_surname), derived from the given name [Matúš](/source/Mat%C3%BA%C5%A1). The Germanized form of the surname is **Matuschka**. Notable people with the surnames include:

- [Janko Matúška](/source/Janko_Mat%C3%BA%C5%A1ka) (1821–1877), Slovak poet, activist, and playwright
- [Michael von Matuschka](/source/Michael_von_Matuschka) (1888–1944), German politician
- [Szilveszter Matuska](/source/Szilveszter_Matuska) (1892–1945), Hungarian mass murderer and mechanical engineer
- [Waldemar Matuška](/source/Waldemar_Matu%C5%A1ka) (1932–2009), Czechoslovak singer

## See also

- [Matuschka](/source/Matuschka) (born Joanne Motichka), American photographer, artist, author, activist and model

## References

1. ["O původu příjmení: Matuška"](https://www.mujrozhlas.cz/o-puvodu-prijmeni/matuska) (in Czech). [Czech Radio](/source/Czech_Radio). 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2025-05-09.

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