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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
-*surnames are generally a single names
+*surnames are generally a single name
 *patronymic names were usually not used as a fixed surname
-*his rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers
+*this rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers
+<br>
-Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.:
+'''Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, characteristics, ethnic origins, place names etc.:'''
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+|'''Occupation'''
 | SZABÓ Ferenc
 | Frank Taylor
 |-
+|'''Occupation'''
 | MOLNÁR Lajos
 | Louis Miller
 |-
+|'''Characteristics'''
 | KIS Mihály
 | Michael Little
 |-
 | FEHÉR Erzsébet
 | Elizabeth White
 |-
+'''Ethnic Origin'''
 | TÖRÖK Katalin
 | Catherine Turk
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 See [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-né#Etymology_1 more about -né] on Wiktionary.
+==Given Names==
-==== Further Reading ====
+===Name Days===
+Hungarians also celebrate name days [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_days_in_Hungary (each day in the calendar has one or more designated names.)]
+== Further Reading ==
 Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: