List of Romanian names of Hungarian origin
This list enumerates Romanian names with a Hungarian-language origin, as well as a translation of their meanings into English (most commonly an occupation, a personal trait or a proper name used in the Apuseni Mountains).
Name |
Original form |
Translation |
|---|---|---|
Aciu |
Ács |
Joiner/Carpenter |
Almaş |
Almás |
Apple grower/seller |
Balint |
Bálint |
Valentin (proper name) |
Barna |
Barna |
Barnaba (proper name); also means "brunet" |
Benţa, Benţe, Benţeş |
Bencés |
Benedictine |
Biro, Birău |
Bíró |
Jude (mediaeval administrator) |
Boboş |
Babos |
Bean grower/seller |
Bolca, Bolha; Bolcaş |
Bolha |
Flea |
Borbil |
Borbély |
Barber |
Boroş |
Boros |
Grapeleaf grower |
Cherecheş |
Kerekes |
Wheelwright |
Chereji, Cheregi |
Körösi |
Crişan (originally from around the Criş River) |
Cheresteşiu |
Keresztes |
Crusader |
Cherteş |
Kertész |
Gardener |
Chivari, Chiorean(u), Teorean(u) |
Kővári |
Chioariu (originally from Chioar) |
Ciorbea |
Csorba |
Toothless |
Chiş, Chişu, Chişiu |
Kiss |
Small/Little |
Copos(u) |
Kopasz |
Bald |
Cociş |
Kocsis |
Cart/carriage driver |
Cordoş |
Kardos |
Knife/sword maker |
Covaci(u) |
Kovács |
Ironmaker |
Curuţ(iu) |
Kurucz |
Kuruc |
Dejeu |
Dezső |
Dezideriu (proper name) |
Doboş |
Dobos |
Drummer (as musician or town crier) |
Fărcaş |
Farkas |
Wolf |
Fechete |
Fekete |
Black |
Feher, Feier |
Fehér, Fejér |
White |
Fodor |
Fodor |
Curly-haired |
Goia(n) |
Gólya |
Stork |
Gomboş(iu) |
Gombos |
Button seller |
Hărăguş |
Harangos |
Bell ringer or maker |
Hărdău |
Hórdó |
Barrel |
Hegheduş |
Hegedűs |
Violinist |
Horvat |
Horváth |
Croat |
Hos(s)u |
Hosszú |
Long |
Iuhas |
Juhász |
Shepherd (cioban) (lit. sheep-herd (oier)) |
Lenghel |
Lengyel |
Pole (archaic leş, leah) |
Lobonţ |
Labancz |
Labanc (opposed the Kuruc) |
Lucaciu |
Lukács |
Luca (proper name) |
Mădăraş |
Madaras |
Bird grower or seller |
Mesaroş, Misaroş |
Mészáros |
Butcher (spec. of calves) |
Micloş(i), Miclăuş, Miclea, Miclovan |
Miklós |
Nicolae (proper name) |
Moghioroş |
Mogyoros |
Peanut grower or seller |
Mogoş |
Magas |
Tall |
Molnar |
Molnár |
Miller |
Naghi(u), Noaghiu |
Nagy |
Big/Large |
Nemeş |
Nemes |
Mid-ranked nobleman |
Nemet(i) |
Nemeth |
German |
Orban |
Orbán |
Urban (proper name) |
Oros |
Orosz |
Russian (and Ruthene) |
Puşcaş(iu) |
Puskás |
Archer |
Raţ(iu) |
Rácz |
Serb |
Remeş |
Rémes |
Awesome |
Roca |
Róka |
Fox |
Săbăduş |
Szabados |
Free peasant (slobod) |
Sabo(u), Sabău |
Szabó |
Tailor |
Sechel |
Székely |
Székely |
Silaghi |
Szilágyi |
from Sălăj |
Socaci(u) |
Szakacs |
Cook |
Suciu, Sociu, Seciu |
Szűcs, Szőcs |
Wool/leather maker (spec. cojocar) |
Silivaş |
Szilvás |
Plum grower or seller |
Şandor, Şandru |
Sándor |
Alexandru (proper name) |
Şovagău, Şuvagău |
Sóvágó |
Salt miner |
Şuteu |
Sütő |
Bread baker (brutar) (lit. cocător - preparer of dough and supervisor of bread baking) |
Taloş |
Tálos |
Potter |
Teglaş |
Téglás |
Maker/seller of roof tiles (ţigle) or bricks |
Tot(u), Tat(u), Tăutu |
Tóth |
Slovak |
Vărădean(u) |
Varadi |
Originally from Oradea (Hu. Nagyvárad) |
Vereş |
Vörös |
Red |
Vig(u) |
Víg |
Happy |
References
- Éva Turcu, Mic dicţionar maghiar-român, Bucureşti 1978.
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