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 === Naming Customs ===
-*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 given name
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 | Mary Smith
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-This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers.
 *there is usually just one given name
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 *patronymics were usually not used
-*surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.
+This rule is also followed in Hungarian parish registers.
+Surnames were usually derived from common sources such as trades, qualities, ethnic origins, place names etc.
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-*titles of nobility are put before the surnames
+Titles of nobility are put before the surnames
-gróf NAGY János 	          Count John Nagy<br>
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+|-
+| gróf NAGY János
+| Count 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.
-NAGY Jánosné 	Mrs. John Nagy<br>
+{| width="347" align="center" class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" style=""
+|-
-*Names of Hungarian married women take on special forms.
+| NAGY Jánosné
+| Mrs. John Nagy
+|}
+*names of Hungarian married women take on special forms.
 *Klausenberger Ignáczné Bival Rosália means that Rosália Bival married a man named Ignácz Klausenberger.
+*the -né means wife of.
-*The -né means wife of.
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