Masný or Masny (feminine form Masná or Masna) is a Czech–Slovak (Masný/Masná) or Polish (Masny/Masna) surname.[1][2] It is derived either from Czech maso or Slovak mäso for "meat" or from Old Polish masny, maśny (cf. the Polish adjective mięsny) with the meaning "meat-", "meaty",[3] all originating from Proto-Slavic *męso ("meat").
People with this name include:

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  1. ^ "Masny Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2017-10-18. Approximately 2,906 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Poland; Highest density in: Poland.
  2. ^ "Surname Masny". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18. Surname Masny is used at least 503 times in at least 12 countries.
  3. ^ "Nazwiska na literę Mał–Md; opracowanie etymologii nazwisk – Ewa Szczodruch". stankiewicze.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18. Masny - 1481 w grupie nazwisk pochodzących od podstawy mast-, por. maścić, o-masta; od staropolskiego masny, maśny 'tłusty'.