Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MAJ
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Old Polish common noun maj meaning ‘some court dignity, perhaps chamberlain’, figuratively ‘a constant, unchanging person' and refers to a characteristic feature or to the dignity held. It may also come from the Polish common noun maj ‘May’ and refer to a characteristic feature (e.g. to the month in which baptism took place). Variant: May. |