Surname · also Polish

Zajontz

“hare”

Zajontz is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Russian.

Original PolishZając

Meaning & origin

What it means

Zajontz goes back to Polish zając, meaning “hare.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Zajontz comes from Polish, and ultimately from Russian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Zajontz as a surname developed from Zając.

Zajontz’s family of names

In English usage, Zajontz as a surname developed from the Polish form Zając. In English usage, Zajontz as a surname has a related form in Zaionc. In English usage, Zajontz as a surname has a related form in Zaionc.

Walk Zajontz’s family in the name graph

ZajontzZaiontzZajoncZajacZajonzZayontzZayoncZaioncZaiontsZayontsZając

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Around the world

Zajontz has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Russian roots to each of them.

EnglishRussian

10 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

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Sibling ideas

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