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Famous Hungarian Names
* István: The first King of Hungary was Saint Stephen I of Hungary.
* Imre: King Stephen's son was Saint Emeric of Hungary.
* László: The same happened with Saint Ladislas I of Hungary.
* Erzsébet: Popular after the princess Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.
* Margit: After Saint Margaret of Hungary.
* Mária: The cult of Holy Mary was extremely important in medieval Hungary.
* Lajos: After the King of French origin Louis I of Hungary.
* Károly: After the King of French origin Charles I of Hungary.
* Sándor: Alexander the Great's history was translated in medieval Hungary and made extremely popular during the XIV century.
* Zsigmond: After the King Sigismund of Hungary, member of the House of Luxemburg and at the end of his life Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
* Márton: After Saint Martin of Tours, who was born in the early Middle Ages in the territory of modern-day Hungary, before it existed as a country.
* György: The King (and Saint) Stephen I of Hungary not only honored Saint Martin of Tours, but also Saint George was since Hungary's early times one of the most important holy characters.
* János: After the apostle Saint John.
* Márk: After the evangelist Saint Mark.
* József: After the Biblical character, Saint Joseph.
* Mátyás: After the Christian Saint, name that became even more popular after the reign of the King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (1458–1490).
* Attila: Because the Hungarian monarchs considered themselves direct descendents of Attila the King of the Huns, the name formed part of the popular culture.
* Csaba: He was one of the sons of Attila, the King of the Huns.
* Zoltán: A popular name of pagan origin very common in modern times, Zoltán of Hungary was a tribal chief at the beginning of the 10th century.
* Béla: The name of pagan origin was given to four medieval Kings of Hungary and nowadays is still commonly used.
* Géza: The name of pagan origin was given to two medieval Kings of Hungary and to many princes, and nowadays is still popular.
* Piroska: A female name of pagan origin, popular after Saint Piroska of Hungary, the daughter of the King (and Saint) Ladislas I of Hungary.
* Katalin: After Saint Catherine of Alexandria, whose cult gained great importance in the XV century.
* Dorottya: After Saint Dorothea of Caesarea, who also became popular along with Catherine.
* András: becoming popular after the King Andrew I of Hungary. This name was given to three monarchs and to several princes.
However, it is getting increasingly popular to borrow names from other languages and other cultures:
Viktória
Alexander
Dávid
Márk
Abigél
Adrienn
Alexandra
Aliz
And finally here is the top chart of the favorite given names in Hungary in 2010:
Anna Bence
Hanna Máté
Boglárka Levente
Jázmin Dániel
Nóra Balázs
Réka Dávid
Lili Ádám
Zsófia Péter
Petra Milán
Viktória Gergő
Boglárka Hunor
See also:
Famous Hungarians
Hungarian Movies
Hungarian Language
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