Mašiotas

Mašiotas
Lithuanian surname
m.:Mašiotas
f.: (unmarried)Mašiotytė
f.: (married)Mašiotienė

Mašiotas is a Lithuanian surname. It is a Lithuanization of the Polish surname Maszota, derived from the diminutive Masz for Mateusz. The surnames Mašionis, Mašaitis, and Mašiokas are of the same provenance. [1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Jonas Mašiotas (comptroller) (1874–1947), Lithuanian mathematician, engineer, state comptroller
  • Jonas Mašiotas (educator) (1897–1953), Lithuanian pedagogue, mathematician, politician and public figure
  • Ona Mašiotienė née Brazauskaitė (Polish: Anna Brzozowska; 1883–1949), Lithuanian teacher and principal, women's rights activist and writer
  • Pranas Mašiotas (1863–1940), Lithuanian activist, educator, children's writer and translator

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Masiotas
  • All pages with titles containing Masiotiene
  • All pages with titles containing Masiotyte

References

  1. ^ Surname database; entries based on Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas, (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2; search for "MAŠIÓNIS"
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