Baksa (name)
Baksa is a surname of Hungarian, Croatian and Slovak origin which has several meanings. It may be a derivative of the old personal name Bak, or a toponymic surname from one of several places named Baksa. Bak may be a shortened form of several names beginning with Ba-, a derivative of a word meaning 'billy goat' or 'he-goat', or a nickname for a womanizer. A form of this surname, spelled Baxa, is found in the Czech Republic.
It is also the name of a medieval Hungarian clan.
Notable people with the surname include:
- George Baksa (c. 1250–after 1307), Hungarian lord and military leader
- Ladislaus Baksa (died 1329/30), Hungarian lord and soldier
- Thomas Baksa (died after 1288), Hungarian lord
- Zoltán Baksa (born 1983), Hungarian footballer
This page lists people with the surname Baksa.
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