Given name & surname

Hosu

“long”

Hosu is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Romanian.

Original HungarianHosszú

Meaning & origin

What it means

Hosu goes back to Hungarian Hosszú, meaning “long.”

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Where it comes from

Hosu comes from Hungarian.

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How it developed

From Hungarian Hosszú.

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Hosu’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Hosu as a surname was borrowed from the Hungarian form Hosszú.

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The ring: across languages.

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