Meaning One from Saxony | ||
Region of origin Germany, Slovenia, Austro-Hungarian Empire Related names | ||
Saksida is a Slovenian surname that has been adapted to its Slavic form from the original German name Saks. The root is Sachsen, which means 'one from Saxony', and among other variant forms it includes Sachs, Sacks, and Saks.
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Name etymology
According to the Slovene linguist Silvo Torkar in Slovenia there is a common group of suffixes that are added to the end of surnames that create a Slovene identity; some examples are -ski (Ledinski, Pisanski); -nik (Potočnik, Kotnik, Breznik, Blatnik), -c, -ec, -ic, -ac (Konc, Samec, Sajovic, Komac), -ica (Jurca, Hvalica), -da (Kenda), and -ida (Saksida).
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