Vaina (surname)
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Vaina (surname) | |
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Lithuanian surname | |
m.: | Vaina |
f.: (unmarried) | Vainaitė |
f.: (married) | Vainienė |
Vaina is a surname of several origins.
It may be a Lithuanian-language surname and a given name. As a given name, it is a diminutive for Vainoras or Vainora[1] (which can also be surnames). The corresponding Polish-language surnames are Wojna nd Woyna.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Abraomas Vaina (1569–1649), Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius, bishop of Samogitia (1626–1631), and bishop of Vilnius
- Antanas Juozapas Vaina (?–1747), a dignitary of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, notarius magnus Lithuaniae
- Benediktas Vaina (?–1615), bishop of Vilnius
- Laurynas Vaina (?–1500), statesman in Grand Duchy of Lithuania; held various high positions, including Treasurer of the Lithuanian Court and Treasurer of the Lithuanian Lands
- Titialiʻi Kitara Vaiau, American Samoan politician
- Vladimír Vaina (1909–1996), Czech rower
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Vaina
- All pages with titles containing Vainienė
- All pages with titles containing Vainaitė
References
[edit]- ^ Vardo „Vaina“ reikšmė (The meaning of the given name Vaina), žodynas.lt