Major

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Name

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
3. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Noun

Title for an army officer with the rank of major.

Konzepte

Major

Meier

Maier

C

C

Synonyme

John Major

John R. Major

John Roy Major

field officer

Colonel

lieutenant colonel

major

Etymologie (Englisch)

* 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.