Vajk (given name)

Vajk (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Vajk




imagesize=200px
caption=Gyula Benczúr's painting: Baptism of Vajk
pronunciation=
gender =Male
meaning ="True man"
region =
origin =Turkic
related names =
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Vajk or Vojk (alternatively spelled as Voyk or Vajk in English, Voicu in Romanian) is a Hungarian masculine first name derived from the turkic Bajik, which meaning is "True Man". [http://web.axelero.hu/kesz/jel/01_12/hunyadiak.htm Hungarian: "...a törökből magyarázható. Eredeti formája Bajik. Értelme: 'Igaz Ember'A b a hangfejlődés során gyakorta alakult át v hanggá." English:..it is from turkic origin. The original form of the name is Bajik, which meaning is True Man. Letter B changed to V."]

The christian form of the name is István. (Stephen in English.)

Famous Vojks in history

*Stephen I of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Magyars (997-1001) and the first King of Hungary (1001-1038)
*The father of John Hunyadi

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