Bozsik (, probably of

Western Slavic The West Slavic languages are a subdivision of the Slavic languages, Slavic language group. They include Polish language, Polish, Czech language, Czech, Slovak language, Slovak, Kashubian language, Kashubian, Upper Sorbian language, Upper Sorbia ...

origin, possibly from the masculine given name '' Boško'' – itself derived from the Slavic word boh/

bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

/ bóh for "god" – followed by the Slavic diminutive suffix '' -ik'', and thus of

theophoric A theophoric name (from Greek language, Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relat ...

origin) is a Hungarian surname. It may refer to: * Gábor Bozsik (born 1981), Hungarian sprint canoer *

József Bozsik József Bozsik (; 28 November 1925 – 31 May 1978) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire club career at his hometown club, Budapest Honvéd. Bozsik was a key member of the legendary Golden Team as h ...

(1925–1978), Hungarian footballer * Levente Bozsik (born 1980), former Hungarian footballer *

Péter Bozsik Péter Bozsik (born 30 October 1961) is a football manager and son of the international player József Bozsik, who was part of the Golden Team of the 1950s and managed the Hungarian team in 1974. After an unremarkable football player career, Pé ...

(born 1961), Hungarian football manager

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