Vajda
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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