Požgaj Explained

Požgaj (Serbian: Пожгај) is a Serbo-Croatian surname. It is derived from the town of Požega, Croatia.^[1] In 1556, a Jovan Požgaj was mentioned along with 7 other Komárom vajda (vojvoda).^[2] For a longer time it is found in the Zagreb County^[3] and Međimurje County,^[4] and includes Hungarian linguistical elements, as does other surnames found in Međimurje.^[5] The family name is present from the 17th century on, also in the variant of Požegaj, while the forms have been confirmed earlier, such as Latin: Posegaj.^[1] In Hungarian, the name is spelled Poszgai or Poszgay. It may refer to:

• Zvonimir Požgaj, Croatian architect
• Aleksandar Požgaj, Serbian politician and businessman

See also

• Požgajić

Notes and References

1. Book: Hrvatska revija. 1934. Kad sam već spomenuo Požegu, onda ću reći i tq, da od Požega postaje i naše prezime (u Rječniku »nejasna postanja«) Požgaj, od XVII. vijeka. To prezime dolazi i u obličju Požega], kojega nema u Rječniku, a oba su obličja potvrđena i prije 17. v. ; ispor. na pr. Posegaj Johannes iz god..
2. Book: Српско учено друштво. Гласник Српскога ученог друштва .... 1887. Види споменик од 1556. (*) Biderman у својој распраеи „Serb. Ansiedl. in Steyermark“ помиње (на 8 стр.) имена 8 досад непознатих коморанских вајда: Петра Сридића, Андреју ШикешДи, Јована Пожгаји, Демешког Петра Хорвата и ....
3. Book: Stjepan Krivošić. Zagreb i njegovo stanovništvo od najstarijih vremena do sredine XIX. stoljeća. 1981. Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. 213.
4. Book: Anđela Frančić. Međimurska prezimena. 2002. Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje. 978-953-6637-17-1. 91.
5. Book: Kaj. 37. 1-3. 2004. 142. Niz međimurskih prezimena sadrži mađarske jezične elemente (npr..