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=== Naming Customs === | === Naming Customs === | ||
In Hungarian, the surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name. For example: | |||
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Hungarians also celebrate name days (each day in the calendar has one or more designated names.) | |||
*there is usually just one given name | *there is usually just one given name | ||
*surnames are generally a single names | *surnames are generally a single names | ||
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Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms: | ==== Married Women ==== | ||
Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms. Traditionally, the ending -né is added to her husbands given name and indicates that she is married. For example: | |||
*Nagy, Jánosné means Mrs. John Nagy | |||
*the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle -né (wife) which is traditionaly added to a husband's name | |||
Kovács Jánosné means Mrs. John Smith | |||
Klausenberger Ignáczné Bival Rosália means that Rosália Bival married a man named Ignácz Klausenberger | |||
Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: | Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: | ||