Mašiotas is a Lithuanian surname. It is a Lithuanization of the Polish surname Maszota, deerived from the diminutive Masz for Mateusz. The surnames Mašionis, Mašaitis, and Mašiokas are of the same provenance. [1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Jonas Mašiotas (comptroller) (1874–1947), Lithuanian mathematician, engineer, state comptroller
- Jonas Mašiotas (educator) (1897–1953), Lithuanian pedagogue, mathematician, politician and public figure
- Ona Mašiotienė née Brazauskaitė (Polish: Anna Brzozowska; 1883–1949), Lithuanian teacher and principal, women's rights activist and writer
- Pranas Mašiotas (1863–1940), Lithuanian activist, educator, children's writer and translator
Mašiotas | |
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Lithuanian surname | |
m.: | Mašiotas |
f.: (unmarried) | Mašiotytė |
f.: (married) | Mašiotienė |
See also
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edit- ^ Surname database; entries based on Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas, (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2; search for "MAŠIÓNIS"