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Wiktionary

  1. hajduknoun

    a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary

  2. hajduknoun

    a halberdier of a Hungarian noble

  3. hajduknoun

    an attendant in German or Hungarian courts

  4. hajduknoun

    outlaw, highwayman or freedom fighter in the Balkans

  5. Etymology: From hajdúk, plural of hajdú. The Hungarian word may derive from hajtó which meant “(cattle) drover”. In 16th century Hungary, cattle driving was an important and dangerous occupation and drovers traveled armed. Some of them ended up as bandits or retainers in the service of local landowners and many may have become soldiers. In any case, the term hajduk came to be used in the 16th century to describe irregular soldiers. There is probably an etymological link between hajdú and the Turkish word haydut which was used by the Ottomans to describe Hungarian infantry soldiers, though it is not clear whether the word travelled from Hungarian to Turkish or vice versa.

Wikidata

  1. Hajduk

    Hajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe. In Balkan folkloric tradition, the hajduk is a romanticised hero figure who steals from, and leads his fighters into battle against, the Ottoman or Habsburg authorities. They are comparable to the English legend of Robin Hood and his merry men, who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, while defying unjust laws and authority. In reality, the hajduci of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries commonly were as much guerrilla fighters against the Ottoman rule as they were bandits and highwaymen who preyed not only on Ottomans and their local representatives, but also on local merchants and travelers. As such, the term could also refer to any robber and carry a negative connotation.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. hajduk

    The Magyar inhabitants of the district of Hajdu Kerulet, in Eastern Hungary. The Hajduk are direct descendants of those warriors, who, during the long and bloody contest between the house of Hapsburg and the Protestant insurgents of Hungary, formed the nucleus of Prince Stephen Bocskay’s valiant armies. They formerly enjoyed the privileges of the nobility, and were free from taxation.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HAJDUK

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Hajduk is ranked #26975 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Hajduk surname appeared 899 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Hajduk.

    96.2% or 865 total occurrences were White.
    3.1% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hajduk in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hajduk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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