Hungary Naming Customs: Difference between revisions

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*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/hungarian '''Behind the Name: Hungarian Given Names''']
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/hungarian '''Behind the Name: Hungarian Given Names''']
==Surnames==
==Surnames==
 
===Name Order===
In Hungarian, the surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name. For example:   
In Hungarian, the surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name. For example:   


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*this rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers
*this rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers
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===Surname Origins===
'''Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, characteristics, 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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| Michael Little
| Michael Little
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|-
 
|'''Characteristics'''
| FEHÉR Erzsébet  
| FEHÉR Erzsébet  
| Elizabeth White
| Elizabeth White
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|-
'''Ethnic Origin'''
|'''Ethnic Origin'''
| TÖRÖK Katalin  
| TÖRÖK Katalin  
| Catherine Turk
| Catherine Turk
|}
|}
 
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Titles of nobility are put before the surnames:  
Titles of nobility are put before the surnames:  


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See [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-né#Etymology_1 more about -né] on Wiktionary.
See [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-né#Etymology_1 more about -né] on Wiktionary.
==Given Names==
==Given Names==
===Name Days===
===Name Days===
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