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=== Naming Customs === | === Naming Customs === | ||
Surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name: | Surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name: | ||
{| width="347" align="center | {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="347" align="center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| NAGY János | | NAGY János | ||
| John Nagy | | John Nagy | ||
|- | |- | ||
| KOVÁCS Mária | | KOVÁCS Mária | ||
| Mary Smith | | Mary Smith | ||
|} | |} | ||
*there is usually just one given name | *there is usually just one given name | ||
*surnames are generally a single names | *surnames are generally a single names | ||
*patronymics were usually not used | *patronymics were usually not used | ||
*his rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers | *his rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers | ||
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.: | ||
{| width="347" align="center | {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="347" align="center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| SZABÓ Ferenc | | SZABÓ Ferenc | ||
| Frank Taylor | | Frank Taylor | ||
|- | |- | ||
| MOLNÁR Lajos | | MOLNÁR Lajos | ||
| Louis Miller | | Louis Miller | ||
|- | |- | ||
| KIS Mihály | | KIS Mihály | ||
| Michael Little | | Michael Little | ||
|- | |- | ||
| FEHÉR Erzsébet | | FEHÉR Erzsébet | ||
| Elizabeth White | | Elizabeth White | ||
|- | |- | ||
| TÖRÖK Katalin | | TÖRÖK Katalin | ||
| Catherine Turk | | Catherine Turk | ||
|} | |} | ||
Titles of nobility are put before the surnames: | Titles of nobility are put before the surnames: | ||
{| width="347" align="center | {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="347" align="center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| gróf NAGY János | | gróf NAGY János | ||
| Count John Nagy | | Count John Nagy | ||
|} | |} | ||
Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms: | Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms: | ||
{| width="347" align="center | {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" width="347" align="center" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| NAGY Jánosné | | NAGY Jánosné | ||
| Mrs. John Nagy | | Mrs. John Nagy | ||
|} | |} | ||
*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 | ||
*the -né means wife of | *the -né means wife of | ||
*Klausenberger Ignáczné Bival Rosália means that Rosália Bival married a man named Ignácz Klausenberger | *Klausenberger Ignáczné Bival Rosália means that Rosália Bival married a man named Ignácz Klausenberger | ||
Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: | Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: | ||
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyarnames101.html#men Hungarian Names 101] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyarnames101.html#men Hungarian Names 101] | ||
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyar16.html Hungarian Personal Names of the 16th Century] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magyar16.html Hungarian Personal Names of the 16th Century] | ||
* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magfem.html Hungarian Feminine Names] | *[http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1336/magfem.html Hungarian Feminine Names] | ||
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Naming Customs[edit | edit source]
Surname (or a family name) is used first, followed by the given name:
| NAGY János | John Nagy |
| KOVÁCS Mária | Mary Smith |
- there is usually just one given name
- surnames are generally a single names
- patronymics were usually not used
- his rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers
Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.:
| SZABÓ Ferenc | Frank Taylor |
| MOLNÁR Lajos | Louis Miller |
| KIS Mihály | Michael Little |
| FEHÉR Erzsébet | Elizabeth White |
| TÖRÖK Katalin | Catherine Turk |
Titles of nobility are put before the surnames:
| gróf NAGY János | Count John Nagy |
Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms:
| NAGY Jánosné | Mrs. John Nagy |
- the equivalent of Mrs. is the particle né (wife) which is added to a husband's name
- the -né means wife of
- Klausenberger Ignáczné Bival Rosália means that Rosália Bival married a man named Ignácz Klausenberger
Excellent articles regarding Hungarian personal names can be found at: