Majewski (feminine: Majewska; plural: Majewscy) is a surname. It is derived from Polish place names such as Majewo and the Polish word for the month of May (maj).[1][2] It is related to surnames in several other languages.

Language Masculine Feminine
Polish Majewski Majewska
Belarusian
(Romanization)
Маеўскі
(Mayeuski, Majeŭski, Mayewski)
Маеўская
(Mayeuskaya, Majeŭskaja)
Latvian Majevskis
Lithuanian Majauskas Majauskienė (married)
Majauskaitė (unmarried)
Russian
(Romanization)
Маевский
(Maevsky, Mayevsky, Mayevskiy)
Маевская
(Maevskaya, Mayevskaya)
Ukrainian
(Romanization)
Маєвський
(Maievskyi, Mayevskyy)
Маєвська
(Maievska, Mayevska)

People edit

Majewski, Majewska edit

Mayevsky, Mayevskaya, Maevsky, and other forms edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Majewski". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. ^ Beider, Alexander (2001). A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciations, and Migrations. Avotaynu. p. 203. ISBN 1-886223-12-2.