Király is a Hungarian surname, meaning ''king'' (female Királyné/Királynő). Origins of the surname include the Slavonic word of the late 1600s meaning "king". It is also a middle high German word, used as a term of endearment, for curly headed individuals. This pronunciation of Kiraly differs by region. The American pronunciation of Kiraly is "Keer-ah-lee" where the accent falls on the first syllable. The Hungarian pronunciation is / kiraːj/, used by

Gábor Király Gábor Ferenc Király (; born 1 April 1976) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his 25-year-long playing career, Király spent most of his career in Germany and England. He signed for Hertha BSC in 199 ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Annamária Király (born 1985), Hungarian handball player * Béla Király (1912–2009), Hungarian general and politician *

Botond Király Botond Király (born 26 October 1994) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Pápa Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque arc ...

(born 1994), Hungarian footballer * Don Kiraly (born 1953), American linguist * Ede Király (1926–2009), Hungarian figure skater *

(born 1976), Hungarian footballer * Hajnalka Kiraly (born 1971), Hungarian-born French épée fencer *

Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly ( ; born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach, and broadcast announcer. He was a central part of the United States men's national volleyball team, U.S National Team that won gold medals at t ...

(born 1960), American volleyball player and coach *

Linda Király Linda Király (born 28 February 1983) is a Hungarian singer and songwriter. She sings both in English and in Hungarian. She is the older sister of singer Viktor Király. Biography Linda Király is the second eldest of four children of musician ...

(born 1983), American-Hungarian singer-songwriter *

Lucy Kiraly Lucy Kiraly (born 1950) is an Australian fashion model and television presenter. She was, with David Johnston, the presenter of the first TattsLotto draw conducted by Melbourne television station HSV7 on 22 June 1972. Born in Romania, she cam ...

(born 1950), Australian fashion model and television presenter *

Mónika Király Mónika Király (born 10 November 1983) is a Hungarian road cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after a positive doping test for recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO). She represented her nation at four UCI Road World Champions ...

(born 1983), Hungarian road cyclist *

Pál Király Pál Király (1880–1965) was a Hungarian engineer and weapons designer. Király was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1880. In 1902 he earned a degree in mechanical engineering, and later joined the Austro-Hungarian army, where he rose up t ...

(1880–1965), Hungarian engineer and weapons designer *

Pál Király (athlete) Pál Király (7 November 1896 – 4 January 1969) was a Hungarian long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 metres and the marathon at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad ...

(1896–1969), Hungarian long-distance runner *

Viktor Király Dov Viktor Király (born March 29, 1984) is a Hungarian singer and songwriter. In 2006, he was part of the Hungarian band Twinz with his twin brother Benjamin. In 2008, he became the fourth winner of the Hungarian music competition ''Megasztár' ...

(born 1984), Hungarian–American pop singer *

Zoltán Király Zoltán Király (born 23 May 1948) is a Hungarian journalist, educator and politician, National Assembly of Hungary, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Szeged (Csongrád County Constituency V then II) between 1985 and 1994. Biography Kirá ...

(born 1948), Hungarian journalist, educator, and politician

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