Vajk (given name)
Vajk, Voyk or Vojk is an Old Hungarian masculine first name possibly derived from the Turkic Bajik which means "True Man" or "rich, powerful". Tatars used the name 'Bayk' till the 18th century.
Famous Vajks in history
- Stephen I of Hungary, Grand Prince of the Hungarians and the first King of Hungary was given the birth name Vajk.
- The father of captain-general and regent of the Kingdom of Hungary John Hunyadi, who was a Voivode of Transylvania, was named Voyk, a variation of 'Vajk'.