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Matija

Unisex NameSlovene Origin

Meaning

Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of MATTHIAS, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas

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Name Personality

Based on famous people named Matija and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Spirituality
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Creativity
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Leadership
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Integrity

Famous People Named Matija

Matija Babić

Matija Babić (born 1978) is a Croatian journalist and entrepreneur best known for being the former editor-in-chief of the Croatian news website Index.

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Matija Skurjeni

Matija Skurjeni (1898–1990) was a Croatian painter associated with the naïve art movement.

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Matija Mazarek

Matija Mazarek or Matija Masarek () (1726– 1792) was an 18th-century Catholic priest.

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Matija Popović

Matija Popović (c.

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Matija Grbić

Matthias Garbitius or Matija Grbić (also Matthias Illyricus; around 1505 – 1559) was a German humanist, classical philologist and translator.

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Matija in Other Languages

BasqueMatia
Biblical GreekMatthaios
Biblical GreekMatthias
Biblical HebrewMattithyahu
Biblical LatinMattheus
Biblical LatinMatthias
BiblicalMatthew
BiblicalMatthias
BiblicalMattithiah

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