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*surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name | *surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the first or given name | ||
NAGY János John Nagy | NAGY János John Nagy<br> | ||
KOVÁCS Mária Mary Smith | KOVÁCS Mária Mary Smith<br> | ||
This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers. | This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers. | ||
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*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, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc. | ||
SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor | SZABÓ Ferenc Frank Taylor<br> | ||
MOLNÁR Lajos Louis Miller | MOLNÁR Lajos Louis Miller<br> | ||
KIS Mihály | KIS Mihály Michael Little<br> | ||
FEHÉR Erzsébet Elizabeth White | FEHÉR Erzsébet Elizabeth White<br> | ||
TÖRÖK Katalin Catherine Turk | TÖRÖK Katalin Catherine Turk<br> | ||
*titles of nobility are put before the surnames | *titles of nobility are put before the surnames | ||
gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy | gróf NAGY János Count John Nagy<br> | ||
*the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle né (wife) which is added to a husband=s name. | *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<br> | ||
Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms. | Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms. | ||
Pócsiné Munkcási Gabriella means that Gabriella Pócsi married a man named Munkcási. | Pócsiné Munkcási Gabriella means that Gabriella Pócsi married a man named Munkcási. | ||
The né means wife of. Treat the name as a regular double surname. | The né means wife of. Treat the name as a regular double surname. | ||