Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Persian Scripts حاجیان(Persian) Pronounced Pron. haw-jee-YAWN [key·IPA] Meaning & History From Persian حاجی (haji) meaning "hajji" (of Arabic origin), referring to a person who has participated in the حج (hajj), the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that Muslims must undertake at least once in their lifetimes.