Major
English
editEtymology
edit- As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Malgier, via Old French from the Germanic name *Madalgari. See Mauger.
- As a Hungarian surname, shortened from majorosgazda (see Majoros), or borrowed from German Meyer.
- As a Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from the military rank major.
- As a Jewish surname, variant of Meyer.
- As a French and Occitan surname, from the adjective majeur and the military rank major. The latter appears in Canadian French, sometimes also as La Major.
Proper noun
editMajor (countable and uncountable, plural Majors)
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale, No. 321, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Derived terms
editNoun
editMajor (plural Majors)
Translations
editAnagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
edit16th century, probably borrowed from Spanish mayor, from Latin māior.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editMajor m (strong, genitive Majors, plural Majore)
Further reading
edit- “Major” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- English terms derived from Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Germanic languages
- English terms derived from Hungarian
- English terms derived from German
- English terms derived from Polish
- English terms derived from Czech
- English terms derived from Slovak
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Occitan
- English terms derived from Canadian French
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Kentucky, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Villages in Saskatchewan
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Saskatchewan
- en:Places in Canada
- English nouns
- en:Military
- German terms borrowed from Spanish
- German terms derived from Spanish
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
- de:Military
- de:Military ranks