Zajac

See also: Zając

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

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