Gazda
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish, Czech and Slovak Gazda, all from gazda (“farmer”).
Proper noun
Gazda (plural Gazdas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gazda is the 22978th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1113 individuals. Gazda is most common among White (97.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gazda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 25.
Czech
Etymology
From gazda (“farmer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡazda]
Proper noun
Gazda m anim (female equivalent Gazdová)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Gazda (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gazda | Gazdové |
| genitive | Gazdy | Gazdů |
| dative | Gazdovi | Gazdům |
| accusative | Gazdu | Gazdy |
| vocative | Gazdo | Gazdové |
| locative | Gazdovi | Gazdech |
| instrumental | Gazdou | Gazdy |
Further reading
- “Gazda”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Etymology
From gazda.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gazda m pers (female equivalent Gazdová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Gazda | Gazdovia | Gazdovci |
| genitive | Gazdu | Gazdov | Gazdovcov |
| dative | Gazdovi | Gazdom | Gazdovcom |
| accusative | Gazdu | Gazdov | Gazdovcov |
| locative | Gazdovi | Gazdoch | Gazdovcoch |
| instrumental | Gazdom | Gazdami | Gazdovcami |
Further reading
- “Gazda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025