Zajac

See also: Zając

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Zajac is a common Slavic name, meaning “hare”. Variants include Zajtich, Zaek, Zając, Zajec, Zajić, Zajíc, Zayak, Zayats, Zayets, Zients, Ziontz, Zionce, and Zajonc. A related Russian surname is Zaytsev. Notable people with the surname include:

* Andrzej Zając (born 1956), Polish Paralympian
* Bogdan Zając (born 1972), Polish football defender
* Bojan Zajić (born 1980), Serbian football player
* Darcy Zajac (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player
* Dolora Zajick (born 1952) is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer who specializes in the Verdian repertoire.
* Elaine Zayak (born 1965), American figure skater
* Ihor S. Zajac, discoverer of Zajacite-(Ce), a rare radioactive fluoride mineral in Quebec
* Jack Zajac (born 1929), American artist
* Jan Zajíc (1950–1969), Czech student and political protester
* Jeffrey Zients (born 1966), an American business executive and government official
* Joanna Zając (born 1990), Polish snowboarder
* Józef Zając (1891–1963), Polish general and pilot
* Lesław Zając (born 1950), Polish runner
* Marcel Zajac (born 1998), Canadian soccer player
* Marcin Zając (born 1975), Polish football midfielder
* Marek Zając (born 1973), Polish football defender
* Oleksandr Zayets (1962–2007), Soviet/Ukrainian football player
* Richard Zajac (born 1976), Slovak football player
* Rudolf Zajac (born 1951), former Minister of Health of Slovakia
* Serhiy Zayets (born 1969), Ukrainian football player
* Stanisław Zając (1949–2010), Polish politician
* Tomáš Zajíc, Czech footballer
* Travis Zajac (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
* Vadym Zayats (born 1974), Ukrainian football player
* Velimir Zajec (born 1956), Croatian football player
* Zbyněk Zajíc (1376–1411), Czech nobleman

## See also[edit]

* All pages with titles containing Zajac
* Zając, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
* Zaječar, city in eastern Serbia
* 10626 Zajíc, asteroid belt

Surname list

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Family names derived from the word "hare"

Germanic|

* West Germanic: De Haas, Haas, Hase, Haase, Hare

Romance|

* Latin: Lepus
* French: Lapin
* Iberian: Conejo, Coello, Conill, Coelho
* Italian: Coniglio
* Romanian: Epureanu

Slavic|

* East Slavic: Zayets, Zaytsev
* South Slavic: Zec
* West Slavic: Zajac, Zając, Králík

Other|

* Baltic: Zaķis, Kiškis
* Basque: Erbia
* Estonian: Jänes
* Finnish: Jänis
* Hungarian: Nyúl
* Japanese: Usagi

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