Matija

Matija is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate to Matthew. Notable people with the name include: Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs Matija Antun Relković (1732–1798), Habsburg military officer and Croatian writer Matija Babić (born 1978), Croatian journalist and entrepreneur Matija Ban (1818–1903), Serbian poet, dramatist, and playwright Matija Barl (1940–2018), Slovene actor, producer and translator Matija Bećković (born 1939), Serbian writer and poet Matija Bertolloti, Slovenian politician Matija Bravničar (1897–1977), Slovenian composer Matija Čanić (1901–1964), Croatian military officer Matija Češković (born 1981), Croatian basketball guard Matija Christian, Slovenian politician Matija Čop (1797–1835), Slovene linguist, literary historian and critic Matija Črep, Croatian taekwondo practitioner Matija Di Georgio, Slovenian politician Matija Divković (1563–1631), Bosnian Franciscan writer Matija Duh (1989–2013), Slovenian international motorcycle speedway rider Matija Đulvat (born 1976), Croatian futsal player Matija Dvorneković (born 1989), Croatian football forward Matija Gogala (born 1937), Slovene entomologist Matija Gubec (c. 1548–1573), Croatian revolutionary Matija Ivanić (1445–1523), leader of the Hvar Rebellion Matija Jama (1872–1947), Slovene painter Matija Kluković (born 1982), Croatian independent film director Matija Kranjc (born 1984), Slovenian javelin thrower Matija Kristić (born 1978), Croatian football defender Matija Kvasina (born 1981), Croatian racing cyclist Matija Ljubek (1953–2000), Croatian sprint canoeist Matija Ljujić (born 1993), Serbian football midfielder Matija Majar (1809–1892), Slovene Roman Catholic priest and political activist Matija Matko (born 1982), Croatian football player Matija Mazarek (1726–1808) Catholic priest Matija Mažuranić (1817–1881), Croatian writer Matija Mesić (1826–1878), Croatian historian and professor Matija Murko (1861–1952), Slovene scholar Matija Nastasić (born 1993), Serbian professional footballer Matija Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian archpriest Matija Petar Katančić (1750–1825), Croatian writer, professor of aesthetics and archaeology, and lexicographer Matija Pintarič (born 1989), Slovenian ice hockey goaltender Matija Popović (c. 1490–1563), Serbian Orthodox priest from Ottoman Bosnia Matija Prskalo (born 1966), Croatian theatre, film and television actress Mattia Prskalo (born 1986), Swedish male model Matija Sabančić (fl. 1463–1471), King of Bosnia Matija Sarkic (1997–2024), English-born Montenegrin footballer Matija Šestak (born 1972), Slovenian sprinter Matija Širok (born 1991), Slovenian footballer Matija Škarabot (born 1988), Slovenian footballer Matija Škerbec (1886–1963), Slovene Roman Catholic priest, political figure, and writer Matija Skurjeni (1898–1990), Croatian painter associated with the naïve art movement Matija Smrekar (born 1989), Croatian footballer Matija Sovdat (born 1975), Swedish murderer Matija Špičić (born 1988), Croatian footballer Matija Vojsalić, member of the Bosnian Hrvatinić noble family Matija Vuković (1925–1985), Serbian sculptor Matija Zmajević (1680–1735), Russian admiral and shipbuilder