Saksida
| Saksida | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | One from Saxony |
| Region of origin | Germany, Slovenia, Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Related names | Sachsen, Sachs, Sacks, Saks |
Saksida is a Slovenian surname[1] that has been adapted to its Slavic form[2] from the original German name Saks. The root is Sachsen, which means 'one from Saxony', and among other variant forms it includes Sachs, Sacks, and Saks.
Name etymology
According to the Slovene linguist Silvo Torkar[3] in Slovenia there is a common group of suffixes that are added to the end of surnames that create a Slovene identity; some examples are -ski (Ledinski, Pisanski); -nik (Potočnik, Kotnik, Breznik, Blatnik), -c, -ec, -ic, -ac (Konc, Samec, Sajovic, Komac), -ica (Jurca, Hvalica), -da (Kenda), and -ida (Saksida).[4]
People
- Alenka Saksida (born 1942), conductor and cultural activist
- Igor Saksida (born 1965), literary historian
- Iztok Saksida, sociologist[5][6]
- Kolja Saksida, actor[7]
- Pavle Saksida, mathematician[8]
- Rudolf Saksida (1913–1984), painter
- Teja Saksida, singer
- Sonja Saksida (born 1963), scientist, veterinarian
- Žiga Saksida, musician[9]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Linguistic Notes, 2002, Volume 8, Number 2
- ↑ Digitalna Knjiznica Slovenije Torkar, Silvo (September 2002). [NBN: SI: doc-PWOLL7B3 Family names in Slovenian (Priimki na Slovenskem)] Check
|url= - ↑ Linguistic Notes, 2002, Volume 8, Number 2
- ↑ List of Slovenian sociologists List of Slovenian Sociologists
- ↑ Univerza v Ljubljani
- ↑ List of Slovenian actors List of Slovenian Actors
- ↑ List of Slovenian mathematicians List of Slovenian Mathematicians
- ↑ List of Slovenian musicians List of Slovenian Musicians
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