Mitja
Mitja is a male given name .
Origin and meaning
Mitja is the Slovenian variant of the Russian given name Mitya ( Russian Митя), which in turn is the diminutive of Dmitri .
Well-known namesake
- Mitja Birlo (* 1985), German chef
- Mitja Brodar (1921–2012), Slovenian prehistoric
- Mitja Dragšič (* 1979), Slovenian ski racer
- Mitja Drinovec (* 1996), Slovenian biathlete
- Mitja Ferenc (* 1960), Slovenian historian
- Mitja Kunc (* 1971), Slovenian ski racer
- Mitja Lafere (* 1990), German presenter, actor, DJ and restaurateur
- Mitja Leskovar (* 1970), Slovenian clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See
- Mitja Mahorič (* 1976), Slovenian racing cyclist
- Mitja Mežnar (* 1988), Slovenian ski jumper
- Mitja Mörec (* 1983), Slovenian soccer player
- Mitja Nikisch (1899–1936), German pianist, composer and dance orchestra director
- Mitja Nikolić (* 1991), Slovenian basketball player
- Mitja Oranič (* 1986), Slovenian Nordic combined skier
- Mitja Ribičič (1919–2013), Yugoslav politician
- Mitja Robar (* 1983), Slovenian ice hockey player
- Mitja Schäfer (* 1980), German soccer player
- Mitja Schlüter (* 1986), German racing cyclist
- Mitja Šivic (* 1979), Slovenian ice hockey player and coach
- Mitja Tušek (* 1961), Slovenian-Swiss-Belgian painter
- Mitja Valenčič (* 1978), Slovenian ski racer
- Mitja Zastrow (* 1977), German-Dutch swimmer