Budaj Family History
Budaj Name Meaning
Slovak and Polish: from a short form of any of Slavic compound personal names based on the element bud ‘to inspire’ (see Buda ) or a nickname derived from budiť (Slovak) budzić (Polish) ‘to wake’. As a Slovak name it may also be of Hungarian origin (see Budai ). Croatian: Slavicized form of Hungarian Budai . Compare Buday .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022