Vajda

Vajda is a Hungarian language surname. It is derived from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda. In medieval times, vajda was the equivalent of voivode, meaning a "war-leader" or "war-lord". Notable people with the surname include:Anna Vajda, Hungarian basketball player Árpád Vajda (1896–1967), Hungarian chess player Attila Vajda, Hungarian athlete Botond Vajda, Hungarian footballer Christopher Vajda, British jurist Edward Vajda, American linguist Ernest Vajda (1886–1954), Hungarian actor Georges Vajda (1908–1981), French historian and islamologist Géza Vajda, Hungarian orienteer Gregory Vajda, Hungarian musician Huba Vajda, Hungarian handball player Ivan Vajda, Croatian tennis player János Vajda, multiple people Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymn composer Ladislao Vajda (1906–1965), Hungarian film director Ladislaus Vajda (1878–1933), Hungarian screenwriter László Vajda, Hungarian figure skater Lajos Vajda (1908–1941), Hungarian painter Levente Vajda, Romanian chess grandmaster Marián Vajda, Slovak tennis coach and former player Markó vajda (1580–1629), Prince of Moldavia better known as Marcu Cercel Mihály András Vajda (1935–2023), Hungarian philosopher Oršoja Vajda, Serbian footballer Patrik Vajda, Slovak footballer Stěpan Vajda (1922–1945), Czechoslovak officer Steven Vajda (1901–1995), Hungarian mathematician Szidonia Vajda, Romanian chess player Thomas Vajda, American diplomat Vivi Vajda, Swedish paleontologist