Kováts József – Kovács

Tóth Endre – Tót. Boncza Berta – Bonca there is usually just one given name; An appealing alternative if you like name spellings with a twist. Acsádi Rozália Balogh János – Balog Balogh Gyula – Balog

Beniczky Emil – Benicki Ambrózy Ágoston – Ambrózi, Mezei András Aczél Géza – Acél For example, Anastasia becomes Anasztaizia and Joseph become Jozsef. Sometimes an H was added, but the pronunciation of the sound did not change. The name of Babits Mihály is pronounced as Babics. 1. It was also common that the same family name was written with Y or I due to the confusion of how to apply the Latin alphabet to the Hungarian sounds. Kazinczy Ferenc – Kazinci. Ady Endre – Adi It was very common that a Y was written at the end of the family name instead of an I, but you pronounce it as Hungarian I, like English I in HIT. Tóth Bálint – Tót JavaScript is disabled. The name of Áprily Lajos is pronounced as Áprili, not as LY in LYUK (=English Y). Mezey József – Mezei Their profession is not really important now. The idea is that the game could pick any of these names for a generated character born in Pest in 1444 and it would be totally plausible. The Abosa is an ancient Hungarian male given name. The same goes for: Batsányi János – Baccsányi Family names from Croatia are not included unless they were also well established in Hungary proper during this time (and use Hungarian spelling). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Mezey Katalin – Mezei. The feminine form of the Nordic Erik, Erika is not as popular in the U.S. as it's name twin, Erica with a C. Hungarian: Hungarian form of Frederick peaceful ruler, Add a Dash of Magic to Your Next Celebration With These Disney Cakes, All the Inspiration You Need for a Magical Minnie Mouse Party, We Can’t Get Enough of These Mickey Recipes, A Walt Disney Imagineer Shares What Inspires Her to Create Magic Every Day, Bond with Your Little One This #DisneyWeekend with a Coloring Session. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It provides the new and old surname, occupation, place, names of children taking the new surname, year the change was authorized and more.

Learn more in Hungarian Names 101. In the Hungarian language, whether written or spoken, these names are invariably given in the "Eastern name order", or family name followed by given name (in foreign-language texts, names are often given with the family name last). Now we will take a look at the pronunciation of older family names, specifically those of some Hungarian poets, doctors, writers. Hungarian baby names look striking and unusual to American eyes. GH is pronounced as G in GET. Change ). Kovács Péter Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. English: A diminutive of Alexandra, a name that means "defender of mankind" and is associated with conquerors and emperors. Balogh László – Balog, Horváth Attila – Horvát I also did not include the names of ethnic Germans who gained prominence in Hungary under Austrian rule. Németh Erzsébet – Német You must log in or register to reply here. ( Log Out /  Xsolla is an authorized global distributor of Paradox Interactive, EUIV: AAR's, Let's Plays, and Fan Fiction, EU IV: Alternate History Short Story Contest Contr. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It means father (in Hungarian:"apa"). 5. It was very common that a Y was written at the end of the family name instead of an I, but you pronounce it as Hungarian I, like English I in HIT. Horváth Béla – Horvát Oravecz Imre – Oravec Aba was used in the 11-15th century. Ásguthy Erzsébet – Ásguti Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. Acsády Károly – Acsádi Acsádi Rozália Kováts Tamás – Kovács, CH was also used to write the CS sound: Jankovich Ferenc – Jankovics.

3. In the following link we have already covered some of the challenges our Hungarian ancestors met after the Latin alphabet had been introduced in their lives: https://myhunlang.com/2017/01/14/the-hungarian-alphabet-rovasiras/. Some names where combinations like that were applied are: Andrássy Béla – Andrási