title: Hajnal (name)
text: # Hajnal (name)
  
  Hajnal is both a Hungarian surname and a female given name. It means 'dawn' in Hungarian, the first light of daybreak. Diminutive Hajnalka is also used as a female given name; it is also the Hungarian word for morning glory. Notable people with Hajnal either as a surname or given name:
  
  Surname:
  
  * András Hajnal (1931–2016), Hungarian mathematician
  * János Hajnal (1913–2010), Hungarian-born artist and illustrator based in Italy
  * John Hajnal (1926–2008), Hungarian-British mathematician and professor of statistics
  * Tamás Hajnal (born 1981), Hungarian footballer
  
  Given name:
  
  * Hajnal Andréka (born 1947), Hungarian mathematician
  * Hajnal Ban (born 1977), Australian lawyer and politician
  