Tünde is a Hungarian

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, derived from Hungarian ''tündér'' meaning "fairy". This name was coined by the Hungarian poet

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in the 19th century in his work ''Csongor és Tünde (Csongor and Tünde).''

With Csongor and Tünde, Vörösmarty has given new life to the fairy-tale forest whose last visitor was Shakespeare. Moving on Vörösmarty’s stage are fairies, imps, witches and cosmic deities. This fairy world naturally performs its dance on the poet’s magic carpet of language. (Antal Szerb)

June 1 is the Hungarian name day for Tünde. ''Tünde'' is also used for the translation of "elf" in

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's works.Manók, törpék, tündérek és tündék
tolkien.hu People with the name "Tünde" include: * Tünde Csonkics (b. 1958) chess player, woman grandmaster * Tünde Frankó (b. 1966) opera singer * Tünde Handó (b. 1962) jurist * Tünde Kiszel (b. 1959) model, reporter, tabloid celeb *

Tünde Majsai-Nyilas Tünde is a Hungarian feminine given name, derived from Hungarian ''tündér'' meaning "fairy". This name was coined by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century in his work ''Csongor és Tünde (Csongor and Tünde).'' With Cso ...

(b. 1974) actress * Tünde Murányi (b. 1966) actress *

Mária Tünde Novák Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). As of December 2020, Mária is the most common female given name in Slovakia. With over 193 thousands Slovak women bearing the name, it has a substantial lead over ...

(b. 1979/80) bank robber, author, "the Bonnie Parker of Hungary" *

Tünde Nyilas Tünde is a Hungarian feminine given name, derived from Hungarian ''tündér'' meaning "fairy". This name was coined by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century in his work ''Csongor és Tünde (Csongor and Tünde).'' With Cso ...

handball player * Tünde Semmi-Kis (b. 1985) Miss World Hungary winner, stunt double * Tünde Szabó (b. 1974) swimmer, politician * Tünde Szabó (b. 1989) long-distance runner *

Tünde Vaszi Tünde Vaszi (born 18 April 1972 in Érpiskolt, Romania) is a retired Hungary, Hungarian long jumper. Her greatest success was the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and her personal best is 6.86 metres from when she pla ...

(b. 1972) Olympic longjumper * Tünde Bartha (b. 1976) Czech state official of Hungarian origin

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