Masný Explained

Masný or Masny (feminine form Masná or Masna) is a Czech–Slovak (Masný/Masná) or Polish (Masny/Masna) surname.^{[1] [2]} It is derived either from Czech maso or Slovak mäso for "meat" or from Old Polish masny, maśny (cf. the Polish adjective mięsny) with the meaning "meat-", "meaty",^[3] all originating from Proto-Slavic

• męso

("meat").
People with this name include:

• Karol Masny (1887–1968), Polish officer
• Lenka Masná (born 1985), Czech runner
• Magdalena Masny (born 1969), Polish model
• Marián Masný (born 1950), Slovak former football player
• Michal Masný (born 1979), Slovak volleyball player
• Vojtech Masný (born 1938), Slovak former football player

See also

• • Masny, commune in the Nord department in northern France

References

1. Web site: Masny Surname Distribution . 2017-10-18 . forebears.io . Approximately 2,906 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Poland; Highest density in: Poland..
2. Web site: Surname Masny . 2017-10-18 . namespedia.com . Surname Masny is used at least 503 times in at least 12 countries..
3. Web site: Nazwiska na literę Mał–Md; opracowanie etymologii nazwisk – Ewa Szczodruch . 2017-10-18 . stankiewicze.com . Masny - 1481 w grupie nazwisk pochodzących od podstawy mast-, por. maścić, o-masta; od staropolskiego masny, maśny ‘tłusty’. .