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Hungarian Names
Hungarian names include surnames and given names. Some people have more than one given name, but only one is normally used. In the Hungarian language, whether written or spoken, names are invariably given in the "Eastern name order", with the family name followed by the given name (in foreign-language texts in languages that use Western name order, names are often given with the family name last). Hungarian is one of the few national languages in Europe to use the Eastern name order, like Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Khmer and some Basque nationalists. Orthography Although Hungarian orthography is now simpler than it was in the 18th and the 19th centuries, many Hungarians still use the old spelling for their names. For example, the letter ''c'' is often written as ''cz''. Letters such as ''q'', ''w'', ''x'' and ''y'' are usually seen only in foreign words but may also be seen in older spellings of names, especially in noble family names that originated in the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tóth
Tóth (sometimes Tót or Toth) is a Hungarian surname, Hungarian ethnonymic surname that was an older term related to the "Tótok" meaning Slavs (of Slavonia i.e. Croats, also Slovenes and Slovaks), since one of the Hungarian names for Slavic parts of Kingdom of Hungary was ''Tóthország''. ''Tót'' has also been a more general Slavic reference, per toponyms like Tótszerdahely and Tótszentmárton on the southern border of Hungary. Tóth is among the top three most frequent surnames in Hungary.Tamás FarkasA Surname Typology Project: The Lessons Learnt from the Distribution of the Most Frequent Hungarian Surnames 2018 People with the surname Notable people with the name include: A *Ádám Tóth (born 1985), Hungarian figure skater *Ádám Tóth (handballer) (born 1995), Hungarian handball player *Adrienn Tóth (born 1990), Hungarian modern pentathlete *Ágota Lykovcán (born 1987; née Tóth), Hungarian speed skater *Aladár Tóth (1898–1968), Hungarian music manager *Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Anne
According to apocrypha, as well as Christianity, Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's Gospel#Canonical gospels, canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come only from New Testament apocrypha, of which the Gospel of James (written perhaps around 150 AD) seems to be the earliest that mentions them. The mother of Mary is mentioned but not named in the Quran. Christian tradition The story is similar to that of Samuel, whose mother Hannah (biblical figure), Hannah ( ''Ḥannāh'' "favour, grace"; etymologically the same name as Anne) had also been childless. The Immaculate Conception was eventually made dogma by the Catholic Church following an increased devotion to Anne in the twelfth century. Dedications to Anne in Eastern Christianity occur as early as the sixth century. In the Eastern Orthodox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna (name)
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin language, Latin form of the and the Hebrew name Hannah (given name), Hannah (), meaning "favour" or "grace". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana (given name), Ana, Anne, originally a French language, French version of the name, though in use in English language, English speaking countries for hundreds of years, and Ann, which was originally the English spelling. Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary, which accounts for its wide use and popularity among Christians. The name has also been used for numerous saints and queens. In the context of pre-Christian Europe, the name can be found in Virgil's ''Aeneid'', where Anna appears as the sister of Dido advising her to keep Aeneas in her city. Variant forms Alternate forms of Anna, including spelling variants, short forms, diminutives and transliterations are: * Aenn - English language, English * Aen - English language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovács
Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names. History The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "blacksmith" in Hungarian, and it is a loanword from Slavic languages. The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy, Kovács, and Tóth.Tamás FarkasA Surname Typology Project: The Lessons Learnt from the Distribution of the Most Frequent Hungarian Surnames/ref> Notable people * Ágnes Kovács (born 1981), Hungarian swimmer * András Kovács (born 1947), multiple persons * Angela Kovács (born 1964), Swedish actress * Barbara Kovács (born 1993), Hungarian racewalker * Balázs Kovács (born 1977), Hungarian hurdler * Bill Kovacs (1949–2006), American pioneer of commercial computer animation technology * Dan Kovacs (born 1970), American powerlifter * Dénes Kovács (1930–2005), Hungarian violinist * Edit Kovács (fen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagy
Nagy () is a common Hungarian surname, meaning 'big'. The surname is also common among ethnic Hungarians in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, where it is spelled Nađ () and may be transliterated in other languages as Nadj. In Romania, the name Nagy is sometimes rendered as Naghi. The name also appears in Slovak and Czech languages, where the feminine form is Nagyová. The name Nagy is transliterated into Russian and Ukrainian as Надь and rendered in English as Nad. The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy, Kovács and Tóth. It is also among the top three Hungarian surnames in Romania: (Szabó, Nagy, Kovács). A number of Hungarian nationals changed their names meaning 'big' in other languages (Gross/Grosz, Velký/Welky) to 'Nagy' during the Magyarization of personal names. Notable people with the surname include: Arts * Attila Nagy (actor) (1933–1992), Hungarian actor * Bella Nagy (1879–1947), Hungarian actress * Dávid Nagy (guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magyarization
Magyarization ( , also Hungarianization; ), after "Magyar"—the Hungarian autonym—was an assimilation or acculturation process by which non-Hungarian nationals living in the Kingdom of Hungary, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, adopted the Hungarian national identity and language in the period between the Compromise of 1867 and Austria-Hungary's dissolution in 1918. Magyarization occurred both voluntarily and as a result of social pressure, and was mandated in certain respects by specific government policies. Before World War I, only three European countries declared ethnic minority rights, and enacted minority-protecting laws: the first was Hungary (1849 and 1868), the second was Austria (1867), and the third was Belgium (1898). In contrast, the legal systems of other pre-WW1 era European countries did not allow the use of European minority languages in primary schools, in cultural institutions, in offices of public administration and at the legal courts. Magyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Hungary
The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coronation of the Hungarian monarch, coronation of the first king Stephen I of Hungary, Stephen I at Esztergom around the year 1000;Kristó Gyula – Barta János – Gergely Jenő: Magyarország története előidőktől 2000-ig (History of Hungary from the prehistory to 2000), Pannonica Kiadó, Budapest, 2002, , pp. 37, 113, 678 ("Magyarország a 12. század második felére jelentős európai tényezővé, középhatalommá vált."/"By the 12th century Hungary became an important European factor, became a middle power.", "A Nyugat részévé vált Magyarország.../Hungary became part of the West"), pp. 616–644 his family (the Árpád dynasty) led the monarchy for 300 years. By the 12th century, the kingdom became a European power. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rác (surname)
Rác, Racz, Rátz, Morác, Moracz or Morasch is a Hungarian language surname derived from "Rascians", an early term for Serbs, Bunjevci and Šokci. It may refer to: * Aladár Rácz (1886–1958), Hungarian cimbalom player * Andy Racz (born 1930), American soccer player * Felix Rácz (born 1973), Hungarian businessman *Ferenc Rácz (born 1991), Hungarian football player * Gabor B. Racz (born 1937), American physician * István Rácz (botanist) (born 1952), Hungarian botanist * János Rácz (1941–2023), Hungarian basketball player * Jenő Rácz (Minister of Finance) (1907–1981), Hungarian politician * József Rácz (born 1957), Hungarian physician, psychiatrist * Lajos Rácz (born 1952), Hungarian wrestler * László Rác Szabó (born 1957), Serbian politician *László Rátz (1863-1930) Hungarian mathematician * Mihaly Racz Rajna (born 1934), Hungarian actor * Róbert Rácz (born 1967), Hungarian politician *Sándor Rácz (1933–2013), Hungarian politician * Vali Racz (1911–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanians
Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, common culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, they speak the Romanian language and live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2021 Romanian census found that 89.3% of Romania's citizens identified themselves as ethnic Romanians. In one interpretation of the 1989 census results in Moldova, the majority of Moldovans were counted as ethnic Romanians as well.''Ethnic Groups Worldwide: A Ready Reference Handbook By'' David Levinson (author), David Levinson, Published 1998 – Greenwood Publishing Group.At the time of the 1989 census, Moldova's total population was 4,335,400. The largest nationality in the republic, ethnic Romanians, numbered 2,795,000 persons, accounting for 64.5 percent of the population. Source U.S. Library of Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oláh (surname)
Oláh is an old Hungarian family name meaning Romanian. The name is descended from the word ''Vlach'' (see also ''Walhaz''), and was used to designate the Romanians in the Kingdom of Hungary. In the Hungarian language, the word 'Romanian' is a modern neologism (adopted from the Romanian endonym ''român''), first used in the draft nationality law of July 21, 1849, at the request of Transylvanian Romanians. In 2020, it was the 16th most common surname in Hungary, borne by 38,407 people.Central Office of Public Administration and Electronic Public Services, Population data, Surname statistics, Hungary People with this surname include: *Adrian Olah (born 1981), Romanian football player *Benedek Oláh (born 1991), Finnish table tennis player * Dávid Oláh (born 1988), Hungarian football player * Franz Olah (1910–2009), Austrian politician * George Andrew Olah (Oláh András György) (1927–2017), Hungarian-American chemist, Nobel laureate * Gergő Oláh (born 1989), Hungarian footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
