Vajda

Vajda is a Hungarian language surname. It is derived from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda. In medieval times, vajda was the equivalent of voivode, meaning a "war-leader" or "war-lord". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anna Vajda (born 1984), Hungarian basketball player
 * Árpád Vajda (1896–1967), Hungarian chess player
 * Attila Vajda (born 1983), Hungarian athlete
 * Edward Vajda (born 1958), American linguist
 * Ernest Vajda (1886–1954), Hungarian actor
 * Géza Vajda (born 1950), Hungarian orienteer
 * Gregory Vajda (born 1973), Hungarian musician
 * György Mihály Vajda (born 1935), Hungarian philosopher
 * János Vajda (poet) (1827–1897), Hungarian poet
 * János Vajda (composer) (born 1949), Hungarian composer
 * Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymn composer
 * Ladislao Vajda (1906–1965), Hungarian film director
 * Ladislaus Vajda (1878–1933), Hungarian screenwriter
 * Lajos Vajda (1908–1941), Hungarian painter
 * Levente Vajda (born 1981), Romanian chess grandmaster
 * Marián Vajda (born 1965), Slovak tennis player
 * Patrik Vajda (born 1989), Slovak football player
 * Steven Vajda (1901–1995), Hungarian mathematician
 * Szidonia Vajda (born 1979), Romanian chess player
 * Vivi Vajda (born 1964), Swedish paleontologist