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Gjonaj Surname Meaning

Albanian (also Montenegro): patronymic from the personal name Gjon, an equivalent of John. From the name of the Gjonaj brotherhoods or clans of the northern Albanian Hoti and Triepshi tribes.

The name is a patronymic (see 1 above). In Montenegro, the surname is usually found in the Serbianized form Đonaj.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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