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In Hungary '''women keep their birth name throughout their life, married or not'''.  There is no married name and maiden name in the sense familiar to Americans.
In Hungary '''women keep their birth name throughout their life, married or not'''.  There is no married name and maiden name in the sense familiar to Americans.


==== Suffix ''-né'' on a given name ====
==Given Names==
 
==== Suffix ''-né'' ====
In Hungarian language, to refer to a married woman as a man's wife, the suffix '''''-né'' is attached to the man's given name.'''  For example:
In Hungarian language, to refer to a married woman as a man's wife, the suffix '''''-né'' is attached to the man's given name.'''  For example:


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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==
===Name Days===
===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.)]<ref>"Hungarian names", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_names, accessed 28 February 2021.</ref>
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.)]<ref>"Hungarian names", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_names, accessed 28 February 2021.</ref>
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