Majewski
Majewski (Polish pronunciation: [majɛfski], 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] Some of them use: Brodzic, Łabędź, Nałęcz or Radwan coat of arms. 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
Majewski, Majewska
- Adam Majewski (born 1973), Polish footballer
- Alicja Majewska (born 1948), Polish singer
- Andrzej Majewski (born 1966), Polish aphorist and writer
- Antje Majewski (born 1968), German painter and contemporary artist
- Arnold Majewski (1892–1942), Finnish soldier of Polish descent
- Bartosz Majewski (born 1987), Polish modern pentathlete
- Chester P. Majewski (1928–1983), American lawyer and politician
- Dustin Majewski (born 1981), American baseball outfielder
- Edmund Majewski (1910–1982), Polish footballer and manager
- Erazm Majewski (1858–1922), Polish archaeologist, biologist, sociologist, philosopher, economist, ethnographer, and novelist
- Ewa Majewska (born 1978), Polish philosopher and activist
- Ewa Thompson (born Ewa Majewska in 1937), Polish-American Slavist at Rice University
- Francisco Majewski (1939–2012), Uruguayan footballer
- Gary Majewski (born 1980), American baseball player
- Georg von Majewski (1888–1945), German general during World War II
- Hans-Martin Majewski (1911–1997), German film composer
- Helena Majewska, birth name of Helena Kirkorowa
- Helga Sonck-Majewski (1916–2015), Finnish artist
- Hilary Majewski, (1838–1892), Polish architect
- Jan Majewski (born 1973), German footballer
- Janusz Majewski (1931–2024), Polish film director
- Janusz Majewski (1940–2025), Polish fencer
- Lech Majewski (born 1953), Polish-American director and writer
- Lori Majewski, American entertainment writer
- Magdalena Majewska (born 1963), Polish journalist
- Michał Majewski (born 1987), Polish fencer
- Neil Majewski (born 1954), Australian cricketer
- Patrick Majewski (born 1979), Polish American boxer
- Pelagia Majewska (1933–1988), record-setting Polish glider pilot
- Radosław Majewski (born 1986), Polish footballer
- Stephanie A. Majewski (born 1981), American physicist at the University of Oregon
- Stefan Majewski (born 1956), Polish football player and manager
- Szymon Majewski (born 1967), Polish journalist and entertainer
- Tomasz Majewski (born 1981), Polish shot putter
- Val Majewski (born 1981), American baseball player
- Virginia Majewski (1907–1995), American viola and viola d’amore player
- Witold Majewski (1930–2005), Polish footballer
- Włada Majewska (1911–2011), Polish radio journalist, actress and singer
- Zofia Majewska (1907–1997), Polish neurologist and professor
See also
- All pages with titles containing Majewski
- All pages with titles containing Majewska
- All pages with titles containing Mayevsky
- Majowski
- DPP v Majewski, English criminal law case
- Majewski's polydactyly syndrome, form of neonatal dwarfism
- Lenz–Majewski syndrome, skin condition
References
- ^ "Majewski". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
- ^ Beider, Alexander (2001). A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, Structure, Pronunciations, and Migrations. Avotaynu. p. 203. ISBN 1-886223-12-2.