| Gender | male, female |
|---|---|
| Language | Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian |
| Origin | |
| Derivation | from the Greek name Matthias |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Matea, Matej, Matija, Matevž, Matic, Matei, Maciej, Mateusz, Matthew, Matthias, Mathias, Matias |
Mateja (Serbian: 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.