Matej
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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'.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
- Said to be same as
- Mátyás
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- language of work or name
- Upper Sorbian
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- M320
- Cologne phonetics
- 62
- Caverphone
- MT1111
- Commons category
- Matej (given name)
- different from
- Matej
- native label
- Matej
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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:
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