Vaina (surname)

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Vaina (surname)

Lithuanian surname
m.:| Vaina
f.: (unmarried)| Vainaitė
f.: (married)| Vainienė

Vaina is a surname of several origins.

It may be a Lithuanian-language surname and a given name. As a given name, it is a diminutive for Vainoras or Vainora[1] (which can also be surnames). The corresponding Polish-language surnames are Wojna nd Woyna.

Notable people with the surname include:

* Abraomas Vaina (1569–1649), Roman Catholic priest and auxiliary bishop of Vilnius, bishop of Samogitia (1626–1631), and bishop of Vilnius
* Antanas Juozapas Vaina [lt] (?–1747), a dignitary of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, notarius magnus Lithuaniae
* Benediktas Vaina [lt] (?–1615), bishop of Vilnius
* Laurynas Vaina [lt] (?–1500), statesman in Grand Duchy of Lithuania; held various high positions, including Treasurer of the Lithuanian Court and Treasurer of the Lithuanian Lands
* Titialiʻi Kitara Vaiau, American Samoan politician
* Vladimír Vaina (1909–1996), Czech rower

## See also

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* All pages with titles containing Vaina
* All pages with titles containing Vainienė
* All pages with titles containing Vainaitė

## References

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1. ^ Vardo „Vaina“ reikšmė (The meaning of the given name Vaina), žodynas.lt

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