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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

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