Medňanský (Hungarian: Mednyánszky) is a surname of Slovak origin. It derives from the village Medné (now a part of Lednické Rovne) with the suffix "-ský" in the role of nobiliary particle ("of Medné"). The name was influenced by the local Western-Slovak dialect.
It may refer, among others, to the following people:
- Martin Medňanský (1840–1899), Slovak priest, writer and national activist
- László Mednyánszky (1852–1919), Hungarian painter
See also
Notes and references
- Medňanský instead of standard Medniansky.
- Majtán, Milan (2010). "Priezvisko, vznik a pôvod rodu Medňanských zo Starej Turej". Kultúra slova (6): 355.
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