Vajda is a Hungarian language surname. It is derived from Proto-Slavic *vojevoda. In medieval times, vajda was the equivalent of voivode, meaning a "war-leader" or "war-lord". The name may refer to: Anna Vajda (born 1984), Hungarian basketball player Árpád Vajda (1896–1967), Hungarian chess player Attila Vajda (born 1983), Hungarian athlete Edward Vajda (born 1958), American linguist Ernest Vajda (1886–1954), Hungarian actor Géza Vajda (born 1950), Hungarian orienteer Gregory Vajda (born 1973), Hungarian musician György Mihály Vajda (born 1935), Hungarian philosopher János Vajda (poet) (1827–1897), Hungarian poet János Vajda (composer) (born 1949), Hungarian composer Jaroslav Vajda (1919–2008), American hymn composer Ladislao Vajda (1906–1965), Hungarian film director Ladislaus Vajda (1878–1933), Hungarian screenwriter Lajos Vajda (1908–1941), Hungarian painter Levente Vajda (born 1981), Romanian chess grandmaster Marián Vajda (born 1965), Slovak tennis player Patrik Vajda (born 1989), Slovak football player Steven Vajda (1901–1995), Hungarian mathematician Szidonia Vajda (born 1979), Romanian chess player Vivi Vajda, Swedish paleontologist See also Wajda Hungarian-language surnames Slavic-language surnames