Mašiotas is a Lithuanian surname. It is a Lithuanization of the Polish surname
Maszota, derived from the diminutive ''Masz'' for
Mateusz Mateusz is a Polish given name, equivalent to Hebrew names Matityahu and Matthew, meaning "gift of Yahweh".
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Notable people with the name include: B–H
* Mateusz Bąk (born 1983), Polish football goalkeeper
*Mateusz Banasiuk (born 1985), Po ...
. The surnames Mašionis, Mašaitis, and Mašiokas are of the same provenance.
[Surname database]
entries based on ''Lietuvių pavardžių žodynas'', (ats. red. A. Vanagas, autoriai A. Vanagas, V. Maciejauskienė, M. Razmukaitė). Vilnius: Mokslas, 1985, T. 1; 1989, T. 2; search for "MAŠIÓNIS" Notable people with the surname include:
* (1874–1947), Lithuanian mathematician, engineer, state comptroller
* (1897–1953), Lithuanian pedagogue, mathematician, politician and public figure
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Ona Mašiotienė née Brazauskaitė (Polish: Anna Brzozowska; 1883–1949), Lithuanian teacher and principal, women's rights activist and writer
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Pranas Mašiotas
Pranas Mašiotas (1863–1940) was a Lithuanian activist and educator best known as children's writer and translator.
Born in Suvalkija to a family of Lithuanian farmers, Mašiotas attended Marijampolė Gymnasium and studied mathematics at Mosc ...
(1863–1940), Lithuanian activist, educator, children's writer and translator
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Lithuanian-language surnames