Vajda is a

Hungarian language Hungarian () is an Uralic language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarian ...

surname. It is derived from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda. In medieval times, vajda was the equivalent of

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the me ...

, meaning a "war-leader" or "war-lord". The name may refer to: * Anna Vajda (born 1984), Hungarian basketball player *

Árpád Vajda Árpád Vajda (2 May 1896, Rimaszombat (Rimavská Sobota) – 25 October 1967, Budapest) was a Hungarian chess master. He was also a Doctor of Law and State Science, and worked as chief of police in Budapest. Vajda was Hungarian Champion in 192 ...

(1896–1967), Hungarian chess player *

Attila Vajda Attila Vajda (born 17 March 1983) is a Hungarian sprint canoeist who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics (04, 08, 12) he has won two medals in the C-1 1000 m event with a gold in 2008 and a bronze in 2004. Va ...

(born 1983), Hungarian athlete *

Edward Vajda Edward J. Vajda (Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, September 10, 1958 as Edward M. Johnson; changed his name in 1981) is a historical linguist at Western Washington University. He is known for his work on the proposed Dené–Yeniseian language fam ...

(born 1958), American linguist *

Ernest Vajda Ernest Vajda (born Ernő Vajda; 27 May 1886 in Komárno, Austria-Hungary, today Slovakia – 3 April 1954 in Woodland Hills, California) was a Hungarian actor, playwright, and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays. He co-wrote t ...

(1886–1954), Hungarian actor * Géza Vajda (born 1950), Hungarian orienteer *

Gregory Vajda Gregory Vajda (born Gergely Vajda; August 13, 1973) is a Hungarian clarinetist, composer and conductor. Early life and education He was born in Budapest in 1973 to bassoonist József Vajda (1947-2016) and operatic soprano Veronika Kincses. Vaj ...

(born 1973), Hungarian musician * György Mihály Vajda (born 1935), Hungarian philosopher *

János Vajda (poet) János Vajda (7 May 1827 – 18 January 1897) was a Hungarian poet and journalist. His first poetry was published in '' Életképek'' in 1844. He was a member of the Kisfaludy Society The Kisfaludy Society (Hungarian: ''Kisfaludy Társaság'' ...

(1827–1897), Hungarian poet * János Vajda (composer) (born 1949), Hungarian composer *

Jaroslav Vajda Jaroslav Vajda (April 28, 1919 – May 10, 2008) was an American hymnist. Vajda was born to a Lutheran pastor of Slovak descent in Lorain, Ohio, where his father, Rev. John Vajda, was a pastor. Vajda's father served parishes in Emporia, Virginia ...

(1919–2008), American hymn composer *

Ladislao Vajda Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany. Biography He was born in Budapest, ...

(1906–1965), Hungarian film director *

Ladislaus Vajda Ladislaus Vajda (born Lipót Weisz; 18 August 1877 – 10 March 1933) was a Hungarian screenwriter. He wrote for 40 films in Hungary, Austria and Germany between 1916 and 1932. He was born in Eger, Northern Hungary and died in Berlin, Germ ...

(1878–1933), Hungarian screenwriter *

Lajos Vajda Lajos Vajda ( Hungarian: Vajda Lajos; 1908, Zalaegerszeg – 1941, Budakeszi) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. From 1927 to 1930 he was a student of István Csók at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Vajda stayed in Paris between 1930 ...

(1908–1941), Hungarian painter *

Levente Vajda Levente Vajda (born 13 February 1981) is a Romanian chess grandmaster, earning his title in 2001. Biography From an early age, Vajda was a permanent representative of Romania at the World Youth Chess Championships. In 1993, in Bratislava, he wo ...

(born 1981), Romanian chess grandmaster *

Marián Vajda Marián Vajda (; born 24 March 1965) is a Slovak professional tennis coach and former player. He is the former head coach of Novak Djokovic, coaching Djokovic almost his entire professional career, winning 85 titles together (out of the 92 won b ...

(born 1965), Slovak tennis player *

Patrik Vajda Patrik Vajda (born 20 March 1989) is a Slovak footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian ...

(born 1989), Slovak football player *

Steven Vajda Steven Vajda (20 August 1901 – 10 December 1995) was a Hungarian mathematician who contributed to the development of mathematical programming and operational research. He was a member of a circle of researchers that included George Dantzig, A ...

(1901–1995), Hungarian mathematician *

Szidonia Vajda Szidónia Lázárné Vajda (née Vajda; born 20 January 1979) is a Romanian- Hungarian chess player with the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She won the women's Hungarian Chess Championship in 2004 and 2015. ...

(born 1979), Romanian chess player *

Vivi Vajda Vivi Vajda is a Swedish palaeontologist. She is Professor and head of palaeobiology at the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Through the study of microscopic fossils such as pollen, plankton, algae, and fungi, Vajda's research focuses on past ...

, Swedish paleontologist

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