Given name & surname · also Hungarian
Magyar
“man, person”
Magyar is a surname from Hungarian, ultimately from Proto-Ugric. It is used in English and Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Magyar goes back to Proto-Ugric *mańćɜ, meaning “man, person.”
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Where it comes from
Magyar comes from Hungarian, and ultimately from Proto-Ugric.
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How it developed
From Hungarian magyar, from Proto-Ugric *mańćɜ (“man, person”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Magyar’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Magyar has a later derivative in Madgearu. In English usage, Magyar as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MADZIAR. In English usage, Magyar as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Serbo-Croatian form Màđār.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Magyar has relatives in 16 languages. Lines run from its Hungarian roots to each of them.
22 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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