Zajac
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Zając is one of the most common surnames in Poland
and the third most popular in Lesser Poland
. The English translation of this surname is "hare
". The second vowel of the name, generally rendered as "a" in English-speaking countries, is the nasalized ą
of Polish
, producing, in Polish, a sound somewhat more like a long ō
in English. Without the nasalized ą (namely as "Zajac
") the name also appears outside the Polish setting, sometimes with a variant spelling, especially in connection with other Slavic nationalities.
Famous people with the surname Zając include:
Places:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and the third most popular in Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland is one of the historical regions of Poland, with its capital in the city of Kraków. It forms the southeastern corner of the country, and should not be confused with the modern Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which covers only a small, southern part of Lesser Poland...
. The English translation of this surname is "hare
Hare
Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...
". The second vowel of the name, generally rendered as "a" in English-speaking countries, is the nasalized ą
A
A is the first letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is similar to the Ancient Greek letter Alpha, from which it derives.- Origins :...
of Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
, producing, in Polish, a sound somewhat more like a long ō
O
O is the fifteenth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet.The letter was derived from the Semitic `Ayin , which represented a consonant, probably , the sound represented by the Arabic letter ع called `Ayn. This Semitic letter in its original form seems to have been inspired by a...
in English. Without the nasalized ą (namely as "Zajac
Zajac
Zając is one of the most common surnames in Poland and the third most popular in Lesser Poland. The English translation of this surname is "hare"...
") the name also appears outside the Polish setting, sometimes with a variant spelling, especially in connection with other Slavic nationalities.
Famous people with the surname Zając include:
- Bogdan ZającBogdan ZajacBogdan Zając is a Polish professional footballer who played many seasons in the Polish Ekstraklasa for Wisła Kraków.Zając made one appearance for the Poland national football team against Slovakia in 1998.-References:...
(born 1972), Polish football defender - Jack ZajacJack ZajacJack Zajac is a Californian West Coast artist who has been concerned with the “Romantic Surrealist tradition”.-Biography:Jack Zajac is an American artist who was born December 13, 1929 in Youngstown, Ohio. In 1946, his family moved to southern California. After he graduated from high school, he...
(born 1929), American artist - Józef ZającJózef ZajacJózef Ludwik Zając was a Polish general and pilot.-Biography:Born on 14 March 1891 in Rzeszów, Józef Zając studied at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, graduating with a PhD in philosophy in 1915...
, (1891–1963) - Marcin ZającMarcin ZajacMarcin Zając is a Polish footballer playing currently for Ruch Chorzów.-Club:He started his career at Start Łódź. In 1996 he was bought by Widzew Łódź, participating in their UEFA Champions League 1996–97 campaign. In 2002 he joined Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski where he played for four years...
(born 1975), Polish football midfielder - Marek ZającMarek ZajacMarek Zajac, or simply Marek is a Polish soccer player currently playing soccer for Chinese club Liaoning Hongyun. A versatille defender he experienced considerable success with Wisła Kraków before moving to Turkey to play for Süper Lig sides Denizlispor and A...
(born 1973), Polish football defender - Stanisław Zając (born 1949), Polish politician
- Travis ZajacTravis ZajacTravis Zajac is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . He was selected 20th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils....
(born 1985), Polish-Canadian hockey player
Places:
- Zając, Masovian VoivodeshipZajac, Masovian VoivodeshipZając is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Liw, within Węgrów County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Węgrów and east of Warsaw.-References:...
(east-central Poland)