Given name & surname
Géza
Géza is a masculine given name. It is used in Hungarian.
Original HungarianGézi
Meaning & origin
Géza’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Géza has a diminutive in Gézi. In Hungarian usage, Géza has a conventional equivalent in the German form Gerhard. In French usage, Géza has a related form in GEZA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Géza has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hungarian roots to each of them.
Hungarianwhere Géza comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Géza
- Géza I of HungaryKing of Hungary from 1074 to 10771040–1077
- Géza II of HungaryKing of Hungary and Croatia (1130-1162)
- Géza GárdonyiHungarian writer (1863–1922)
- Géza, Grand Prince of the HungariansGrand Prince of the Hungarians (c.940–997)
- Géza LakatosHungarian general (1890–1967)
- Géza MaróczyHungarian chess player (1870–1951)
- Géza AndaSwiss pianist and conductor of Hungarian birth (1921-1976)
- Géza ToldiHungarian footballer (1909-1985)
- Géza CsáthHungarian writer, playwright, musician, music critic and psychiatrist (1887–1919)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Géza, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Gellert
“a mighty soldier”
86% boys · 14% girls
Gyula
“one who is honored”
99% boys · 1% girls
Gyala
“a youth”
>99% boys
Gogan
“son of Cogadhán”
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Gazsi
“one who protects the treasure”
>99% boys
Reza
“one who is content”
98% boys · 2% girls
Gyuszi
“one who is youthful”
>99% boys
Kasza
Kasza is a surname from Hungarian, ultimately from Polish. It is used in English, Polish, and Hungarian.
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