Németh () is a
Hungarian surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. In Hungarian, ''német'' means "German" (it is a variation of the word "néma", meaning "does not speak"; often used to describe the condition of being "mute". In this context, the German-speaking person "does not speak" the local language of Hungarian, or alternatively/previously/simultaneously, Slavic, as the word is thought to derive from a
Slavic language
The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Ear ...
); the ''h'' is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequently found in names, especially in families of noble origin. Alternate spellings include "Nemeth", "Neimeth", "Német", "Nemath", "Namath", "Nameth", "Nemet".
Notable people with the name or its variants include:
People
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Angéla Németh (1946–2014), Hungarian track and field athlete
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Dániel Németh (photographer) (born 1975), Hungarian photographer
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Gyula Németh (1890–1976), Hungarian linguist
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Gyula Németh (1959–2023), Hungarian athlete
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Helga Németh (born 1973), Hungarian handball player
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Imre Németh (1917–1989), Hungarian athlete, mainly hammer throw
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János Németh (1906–1988), Hungarian water polo player
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John Németh (born 1975), American blues and soul harmonicist, singer, and songwriter
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Károly Németh (disambiguation), several people
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Krisztián Németh (born 1989), Hungarian football player
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László Németh (1901–1975), Hungarian writer
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Miklós Németh (born 1948), Hungarian politician
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Miklós Németh (sportsman)
Miklós Németh (, born 24 January 1948) is a retired Hungarian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 24 November 1988 to 23 May 1990. He was one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers' Party, Hungary's Communi ...
(born 1946), Hungarian Olympic javelin throw
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Noémi Németh (born 1986), Hungarian hammer thrower
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Pál Németh (1937–2009) Hungarian athlete and coach for hammer throw, father of Zsolt Németh
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Roland Németh (born 1974), Hungarian runner
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Sándor Németh (1925–1993), Hungarian swimmer
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Szilárd Németh
Szilárd Németh (; ; born 8 August 1977), also known mononymously as Szilárd, is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a striker.
After playing for clubs in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, he spent four and a half seasons at ...
(born 1977), ethnic Hungarian professional Slovak footballer
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Virág Németh (born 1985), Hungarian professional tennis player
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Zsolt Németh (born 1971), Hungarian hammer thrower, son of Pál Németh
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Zsuzsanna Németh (born 1953), Hungarian politician
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Abraham Nemeth (1918–2013), American mathematician and inventor
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David Nemeth
David Nemeth (born 18 March 2001) is an Austrian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.
Club career
Nemeth made his debut in a senior game on 20 Ap ...
(born 2001), Austrian football player
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Evi Nemeth
Evi Nemeth (born June 7, 1940 – missing-at-sea June or July 2013) was an engineer, author, and teacher known for her expertise in computer system administration and networks. She was the lead author of the "bibles" of system administration: ''U ...
(1940–2013), American engineer, author and teacher
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Nick Nemeth (born 1980), American professional wrestler better known as Dolph Ziggler
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Ryan Nemeth (born 1985), American professional wrestler (brother of Nick)
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Patrik Nemeth (born 1992) Swedish professional ice hockey player
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Steve Nemeth (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player
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Steve Nemeth (gridiron football) (1922–1998), American player of gridiron football
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Christopher Nemeth (1959–2010), British fashion designer
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Joe Namath
Joseph William Namath (; ; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seaso ...
(born 1943), American football quarterback
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Istvan Nemet (1942–2015), New Zealand association footballer
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László Német (born 1956), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade
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Klaus-Peter Nemet (born 1953), German football coach
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Marina Nemet (1960–2010), Croatian actress
References
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Hungarian-language surnames