Worldwide, Матэ (Mate 
, Матэ 
, Matè 
) is a common principally male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename Матэ is characteristic of Croatia, where it is a common boy's name, Hungary, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely feminine name, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Croatia, India, and Ethiopia. More frequently, Матэ is the last name as well as the forename.
Матэ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: mate of Lincoln , the fictional character from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Mate , the character from 2002 film 'A Ring of Endless Light'.