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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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==Online Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[[Given Name Equivalents in the Austro-Hungarian Empire|'''Given Name Equivalents''']] This table, based on the resource [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8L-TQ27-6 Słownik imion], alphabetizes names in Latin, with equivalents in other languages, including Hungarian. | *[[Given Name Equivalents in the Austro-Hungarian Empire|'''Given Name Equivalents''']] This table, based on the resource [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS8L-TQ27-6 Słownik imion], alphabetizes names in Latin, with equivalents in other languages, including Hungarian. | ||
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*[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hungarian_given_names#A '''Hungarian Given Names (Wiktionary)'''] | *[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Hungarian_given_names#A '''Hungarian Given Names (Wiktionary)'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSD3-QQYY?i=3&cat=199727 '''Hungarian Personal Names''' (CIA)] | *[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSD3-QQYY?i=3&cat=199727 '''Hungarian Personal Names''' (CIA)] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | ||
==Surnames== | ==Surnames== | ||
===Name Order=== | ===Name Order=== | ||
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In Hungary '''women keep their birth name throughout their life, married or not'''. There is no married name and maiden name in the sense familiar to Americans. | In Hungary '''women keep their birth name throughout their life, married or not'''. There is no married name and maiden name in the sense familiar to Americans. | ||
In comparison to an English example, if John White married Elizabeth Black, Elizabeth may be referred to as Mrs. John White. | |||
In Hungarian, the positions of the names are inverted, Last name first, and given name second. So if we have Feher János and Fekete Erzsébet, Erzsébet may be referred to as Feher Jánosne. (Broken down in English, this would be: White John Mrs.) | |||
==Given Names== | ==Given Names== | ||
Language changed over time in church-based record keeping between Hungarian ("old Hungarian") and Latin. There can be different variations or versions of a given name that may be used for every record for an individual, including abbreviations by only writing the first few letters of the name.<br> | |||
'''Examples:''' <br> | |||
''John:'' Johan, Johannes, Janos, Jan<br> | |||
''Elizabeth:'' Elisabetha, Elizabetha, Erszébet, Örszebet, Ersze, Örzse <br> | |||
''Steven:'' Stephanus, István, Steph<br> | |||
''George:'' Gyorgy, Gergly, Georgius<br> | |||
''Rose:'' Roza, Rosa, Rozalia, Rosalia<br> | |||
===Nicknames=== | |||
In English, the name John can turn into "Johnny". In Hungarian, it would turn Janos into Janoska, adding a suffix. Anna could be turned into Annuska. These are names used more in private or in interpersonal relationships, and are ''not'' considered their formal or legal names. | |||
=== Słownik imion (Dictionary of names) === | === Słownik imion (Dictionary of names) === | ||
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*Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | *Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Hungary - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=2109830293|disp= Hungary - Names, Personal}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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