Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MADEJ
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the Polish given name Madej (hypocoristic form of the given names Amadej ‘Amadeus' or Matej ‘Matthias’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |