Majić or Majic is a South Slavic matronymic surname formed by adding the Slavic diminutive suffix '' -ić'' to the feminine given name '' Maja''. There is an alternative origin of the surname, that is almost exclusively tied to the Montenegrins bearing the name. It originated from the Maritime clan of “Maine", near

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, Montenegro. The original bajraktari (Montenegrin bannerlord) family of Maine used to be called like that because of their height. (Lat. Major - great). Today the remnants of the family can only be traced to the Majić family in Zeta, Montenegr

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and former theater and film actress * Josip Majić (born 1994), Croatian footballer * Karlo Majić (born 1998), Croatian footballer * Mirjana Emina Majić (born 1932), Croatian writer, poet and translator * Mirko Majić (born 1989), Montenegrin handball player * Vigor Majić, Serbian scientist * Miodrag Majić (born 1969), Serbian legal scholar, judge and author. * Filip Majić, Montenegrin Orthodox Christian priest and one of the more prominent people in politics of the

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and Kingdom of Montenegro at the turn of the 20th century. *Mrkoje Majić, (born 1752), Montenegrin warlord of Maine, that fought against troops of the First French Republic

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