Molnár (or Molnar) is a Hungarian

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meaning "miller". The name may be a

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from

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(with the same meaning), which is also the same in Slavic, Russian/Belarusian/Ukrainian(млынар) Czech/Slovak(mlynár) Polish(młynarz) and also same in Finno- Ugric, Finnish/Estonian(miller) Hungarian(molnár); however, it is most likely derived from an ancient steppe language thats why it's found able in every

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- European and Finno- Ugric languages. The word itself shares a common ancestry with numerous similar surnames across Europe, such as the

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'' Molenaar'', the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Molinari Molinari is an Italian language occupational surname for a miller. Notable people with this surname include: * Adriana Molinari, American (née Argentine) pornographic actress * Alberto Molinari (born 1965), Italian actor, producer, and director ...

'', the Danish and Norwegian ''

Møller Møller () is a Danish surname, referring to an occupation as a Miller, equivalent of the Scottish/English ''Miller (name), Miller'', the German ''Müller'' etc. Møller is the twentieth commonest surname in Denmark.Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

'' Molinero'', all meaning “miller”. ''Molnár'' was the name of one of Hungary’s most iconic

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Ferenc Molnár Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; January 12, 1878April 1, 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarians, Hungarian-born author, stage director, dramatist, and poet. He is widely regarded as Hungary's most celebrated and c ...

(1878-1952). Other people with the name include: * Albert Szenczi Molnár (1574–1634), Hungarian

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pastor,

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, religious writer and translator * Antal Molnár (1890–1983), Hungarian

musicologist Musicology is the academic, research-based study of music, as opposed to musical composition or performance. Musicology research combines and intersects with many fields, including psychology, sociology, acoustics, neurology, natural sciences, f ...

; :hu:Molnár Antal * Balázs Molnár (born 1977), Hungarian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

* Charles Molnar (1935–1996), American electrical engineer and computer developer * Charley Molnar (born 1961), American football coach * C. Pál Molnár/ Pál C. Molnár (1894–1981); :hu:Molnár C. Pál * Chris Molnar (born 1987), American writer, editor and publisher * Chrissy Molnar, Canadian wheelchair curler * Csilla Molnár (1969–1986), Hungarian

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, crowned

Miss Hungary Miss Hungary is a national Beauty pageant in Hungary first held in 1929. History * 1929 - World War II The first pageant was held in 1929 and the winner of it won the Miss Europe title. In 1936 Zsa Zsa Gabor won the title, but she was underage ...

1985 *

Endre Molnár Endre Molnár (born 23 July 1945) is a former Hungarian water polo player. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo. See also * Hungary men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of ...

(born 1945), Hungarian

water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball, ball into the oppo ...

player * Erika Molnar (born 1976), Hungarian athlete *

Farkas Molnár Farkas "Wolfgang" Ferenc Molnár (1897–1945) was a Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist. He is associated with the first generation of Bauhaus movement, and was active in Budapest. Biography Farkas Molnár was born in 1 ...

(1897–1945), Hungarian

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, painter, essayist, and graphic artist. *

Ferenc Molnár (disambiguation) Ferenc Molnár (1878–1952) was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. Ferenc Molnár may also refer to: * Ferenc Molnár (athlete) (1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete * Ferenc Molnár (footballer) Ferenc Molnár (8 April 1891 – ?) was a Hung ...

(born Ferenc Neumann 1878–1952), Jewish Hungarian (later US) writer ** Ferenc Molnár (football manager) (1885–?), football player and later manager **

Ferenc Molnár (footballer) Ferenc Molnár (8 April 1891 – ?) was a Hungarian association football, football player and manager. As a player, he played as a midfielder and competed with MTK Budapest FC, MTK Budapest for thirteen years before moving to Italy to play for a ...

(1891–?), football player and later manager in Italy **

Ferenc Molnár (athlete) Ferenc Molnár (born 4 February 1904, date of death unknown) was a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an internati ...

(1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete **

Ferenc Zoltán Molnár Ferenc "Frankie" Zoltán Molnár (February 14, 1943 – May 20, 1967) was a United States Army soldier of Hungarian descent and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam ...

(1943–1967), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient **

Ferenc Molnár (singer) Ferenc Molnár (born 1 February 1982, Szolnok), known by the stage name Caramel, is a Hungarian singer. He is most well known for winning the second season of Megasztár. Personal life Caramel was born on 1 February 1982 in the town of Szolno ...

(born 1982), known professionally as “Caramel”; winner of the second series of ''

Megasztár ''Megasztár – Voice of the Year'' is a Hungarian music talent show that started in 2003 on TV2. While it is widely considered an unlicensed clone of the British television show ''Pop Idol'' (and sometimes even referred to as ''Hungarian Idol ...

'' * Fritz M. de Molnár (

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20c), Hungarian International Scout Commissioner *

George Molnar George Molnar () (25 April 1910, Nagyvárad – 16 November 1998, Sydney) was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary and came to Australia in 1939 as a sponsored migrant, to take up a job as government architect. His talents were such that in ...

(1910–1998), Australian

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* George Molnar (philosopher) (1934 – 1999), Australian * Gergely Molnár (born 1950), a Hungarian; :hu:Molnár Gergely * Géza Molnár (1923–2011), Hungarian writer; :hu:Molnár Géza * György Molnár (1901–1977), Hungarian footballer *

Imre Lakatos Imre Lakatos (, ; ; 9 November 1922 – 2 February 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stage ...

(known as Imre Molnár for a time), philosopher *

Ingo Molnár Ingo Molnár, employed by Red Hat as of May 2013, is a Hungary, Hungarian Linux Hacker culture, hacker. He is known for his contributions to the operating system in terms of Computer security, security and Computer performance, performance. Li ...

, Hungarian

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kernel hacker * István Molnár (1913–1983, Galánta), water polo player and Olympian * István Molnár (chemist) (born 1950),

chemist A chemist (from Greek ''chēm(ía)'' alchemy; replacing ''chymist'' from Medieval Latin ''alchemist'') is a graduated scientist trained in the study of chemistry, or an officially enrolled student in the field. Chemists study the composition of ...

and translator :hu:Molnár István (műfordító) *

József Molnár József Molnár may refer to: *József Molnár (painter) (1821–1899), Hungarian painter *József Molnár (writer) (1918–2009), Hungarian writer, journalist, publisher and printer {{Hndis, Molnar, Jozsef ...

(1821–1899), Hungarian painter *

(1918–2009), Hungarian writer * Marie-Claude Molnar (born 1983), Canadian Paralympic athlete *

Miklos Molnar Miklos Jon Molnar (; born 10 April 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the " Danish Dynamite", Molnar played for a number of European clubs as well as the Denmark national team. He was the top goa ...

(born 1970), Danish football (soccer) player * Mónika Molnar ( :hu:Mónika Molnár) * Mária Molnár (born 1966), Hungarian art critic * Ninoslav Molnár, secular name of (born 1983), Buddhist monk *

Pavol Molnár Pavol Molnár (13 February 1936 – 6 November 2021) was a Slovak footballer who played as a forward. He played for Czechoslovakia national team in 20 matches and scored three goals. He was a participant at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, where he pl ...

(1936–2021), Slovak football player *

Péter Molnár (disambiguation) Péter Molnár may refer to: * Péter Molnár (academic), Hungarian academic and former politician * Péter Molnár (footballer) Péter Molnár (born 14 December 1983) is a retired ethnic Hungarian association football, football player. Club ...

Péter Molnár (academic) Péter Molnár is a Hungarian academic and intellectual, working on questions related to communication law and freedom of speech. Molnár graduated from the Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in Budapest in 1987. From 1990 to 1998, he was a me ...

, Hungarian academic and former politician **

Péter Molnár (footballer) Péter Molnár (born 14 December 1983) is a retired ethnic Hungarian association football, football player. Club statistics ''Updated to games played as of 9 December 2017.'' References External links *Péter Molnár
at HLSZ * 1983 b ...

(born 1983), football

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who currently plays for Paksi SE **

Peter Molnar (geophysicist) Peter Molnar (August 25, 1943 – June 23, 2022) was a professor in Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado. His research focused on aspects of how mountain ranges form and continental lithosphere deforms. Molnar was born August 25, 1 ...

, professor in geological sciences ** Péter Molnár (canoeist) (born 1986), Olympic Hungarian canoeist * Ralph E. Molnar, Australian paleontologist and museum curator * Steve Molnar (1947–2021), player of Canadian football* * Tamás Molnár (born 1975), Hungarian water polo player *

Thomas Molnar Thomas Steven Molnar (; ; 26 July 1921, in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary – 20 July 2010, in Richmond, Virginia) was a Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist. Life Molnar completed his undergraduate studi ...

(1921–2010), Catholic philosopher, historian and

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* Tibor Molnár (1921–1982), Hungarian film actor *

Vera Molnár Vera Molnár (; 5 January 1924 – 7 December 2023) was a Hungarian media artist who lived and worked in Paris, France. Molnár is widely considered to have been a pioneer of the generative art aspect of computer art. She was one of the first ...

(1924–2023), artist of Hungarian origin *

Zoltán Molnár (footballer, born 1971) Zoltán Molnár (born 9 January 1971 in Kisvárda) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian association football, football player who currently plays for BVSC Budapest. References

1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Kisvárda Hungarian ...

, Hungarian footballer * Zoltán Molnár (footballer, born 1973), Hungarian footballer * Zoltán Molnár (rower) (born 1961), Hungarian

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