Maior
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Maior (also spelled major) in Latin means greater. Many professions derive their names from it, like maior domus, major, and mayor, and thus many surnames, especially German surnames like Maier, Meier, Meyer, Meir, Mayer, Meyr, and the Dutch surname Meijer.
Maior may refer to:
People
- Álvaro Luiz Maior de Aquino (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
- Augustin Maior (1882-1963), Romanian physicist
- Lucius Cornelius Balbus (maior), Roman financier
- George Maior (born 1967), Romanian politician and espionage chief
- Grigore Maior (1715-1785), Romanian bishop
- Petru Maior (1756-1821), Romanian writer and priest
Places
In Portugal
- Campo Maior, Portugal, a municipality in the Portalegre District, Alentejo Region, Portugal
- Castle of Campo Maior, a medieval military fortification in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maio
- Rio Maior, in Portugal
- Santa Maria Maior (disambiguation)
- Santiago Maior (Alandroal), a parish in the municipality of Alandroal
- Santiago Maior (Beja), a former parish in the municipality of Beja
- Santiago Maior (Castelo de Vide), a parish in the municipality of Castelo de Vide
- Souto Maior (Sabrosa), a civil parish in Sabrosa Municipality, Portugal
- Souto Maior (Trancoso), a civil parish in Trancoso Municipality, Portugal
- Vila Maior (Santa Maria da Feira), a former parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Other places
- Campo Maior, Piauí, a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil
- Santiago Maior (Santa Cruz), a parish in Santa Cruz, Cape Verde
- Roșia Montană, also canned Alburnus Maior, a commune in Transylvania, Romania
Media
- Atlas Maior, an atlas published in Amsterdam between 1662 and 1672
- Editio Critica Maior, a critical edition of the Greek New Testament being produced by the Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung
- Maior Abandonado, the third album by Brazilian rock band Barão Vermelho
- Maior Arcana: The Words That Turn Flesh into Light, a compilation album by Polish metal band Lux Occulta
Other uses
- Mayor of the Palace (Latin: maior palatii), a manager of the household of Frankish kings
See also
- All pages with titles containing Maior
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