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(New page: Naming Customs surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name NAGY János John Nagy KOVÁCS Mária Mary Smith This rule is also followed in Hungarian...) |
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Naming Customs | Naming Customs | ||
*surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name | |||
NAGY János John Nagy | NAGY János John Nagy | ||
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This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers. | This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers. | ||
*there is usually just one given name | |||
*surnames are generally a single names | |||
*patronymics were usually not used | |||
*surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc. | |||
SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor | SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor | ||
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*titles of nobility are put before the surnames | |||
gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy | gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy | ||
*the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle né (wife) which is added to a husband=s name. | |||
NAGY Jánosné Mrs. John Nagy | NAGY Jánosné Mrs. John Nagy | ||