Majić Explained
Majić or Majic is a South Slavic matronymic surname[1] [2] formed by adding the Slavic diminutive suffix -ić to the feminine given name Maja.[3] There is an alternative origin of the surname, that is almost exclusively tied to the Montenegrins bearing the name. It originated from the Maritime clan of “Maine", near Budva, Montenegro. The original bajraktari (Montenegrin bannerlord) family of Maine used to be called like that because of their height. (Lat. Major - great). Today the remnants of the family can only be traced to the Majić family in Zeta, Montenegro.https://www.poreklo.rs/2017/04/06/pleme-maini/https://www.poreklo.rs/2013/04/12/poreklo-prezimena-selo-vranj-podgorica/
Notable people with this surname include:
- Danny Majic (born 1990), Croatian American record producer
- Edita Majić (born 1970), Croatian sister of the Carmelites and former theater and film actress
- Josip Majić (born 1994), Croatian footballer
- Karlo Majić (born 1998), Croatian footballer
- Mirjana Emina Majić (born 1932), Croatian writer, poet and translator
- Mirko Majić (born 1989), Montenegrin handball player
- Vigor Majić, Serbian scientist
- Miodrag Majić (born 1969), Serbian legal scholar, judge and author.
- Mrkoje Majić, (born 1752), Montenegrin warlord of Maine, that fought against troops of the First French Republic
Notes and References
- Web site: Majic Surname Meaning & Statistics . forebears.io . February 24, 2018 . Approximately 5,551 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Croatia. Highest density in: Croatia..
- Web site: Statistics and meaning of name Majic . namespedia.com . February 24, 2018 . Surname Majic is used at least 1022 times in at least 25 countries..
- Web site: Imotska prezimena . hrcak.srce.hr . February 24, 2018 . Májić (maja ‘um. od majka’ + -ić). hr. PDF (366 KB).
