Surname

Polgar

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

Original HungarianPolgár

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Polgar comes from Hungarian.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hungarian Polgár.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Polgar’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Polgar as a surname was borrowed from the Hungarian form Polgár.

Walk Polgar’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Hungarian

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“a mighty man”

No U.S. birth series

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Hungarian

Polyak

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Dutch

Molnar

Molnar is a surname from Hungarian, ultimately from Dutch. It is used in English and Romanian.

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German

Pinter

“cooper”

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Hungarian

Kosar

“scythe”

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Hungarian

Kalmar

Kalmar is a surname from Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hungarian

Pásztor

Pásztor is a surname from Hungarian. It is used in Slovak.

No U.S. birth series

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Spanish

Pallo

Pallo is a surname from Hungarian, ultimately from Spanish.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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