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:
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Anna Vajda (born 1984), Hungarian basketball player
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Árpád Vajda (1896–1967), Hungarian chess player
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Attila Vajda (born 1983), Hungarian athlete
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Botond Vajda (born 2004), Hungarian footballer
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Christopher Vajda (born 1955), British jurist
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Edward Vajda (born 1958), American linguist
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Ernest Vajda (1886–1954), Hungarian actor
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Georges Vajda (1908–1981), French historian and islamologist
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Géza Vajda (born 1950), Hungarian orienteer
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Gregory Vajda (born 1973), Hungarian musician
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Huba Vajda (born 2000), Hungarian handball player
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Ivan Vajda (born 1978), Croatian tennis player
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János Vajda, multiple people
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Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymn composer
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Ladislao Vajda (1906–1965), Hungarian film director
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Ladislaus Vajda (1878–1933), Hungarian screenwriter
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László Vajda (figure skater) (born 1954), Hungarian figure skater
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Lajos Vajda (1908–1941), Hungarian painter
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Levente Vajda (born 1981), Romanian chess grandmaster
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Marián Vajda (born 1965), Slovak tennis coach and former player
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Markó vajda (1580–1629), Prince of Moldavia better known as Marcu Cercel
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Mihály András Vajda (1935–2023), Hungarian philosopher
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Oršoja Vajda (born 1997), Serbian footballer
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Patrik Vajda (born 1989), Slovak footballer
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Stěpan Vajda (1922–1945), Czechoslovak officer
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Steven Vajda (1901–1995), Hungarian mathematician
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Szidonia Vajda (born 1979), Romanian chess player
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Thomas Vajda, American diplomat
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Vivi Vajda (born 1964), Swedish paleontologist
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