Hungarian Mythology Submitted Names

These names occur in the mythologies and legends of the Hungarian people.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Andorás m Hungarian Mythology
Older form of András. According to tradition, Andorás is a descendant of one of the leaders of the conquering Hungarians, the founder of the Andrássy family in Csíkszentkirály and Krasznahorka.
Enéh f Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Derived from Old Hungarian eneγ (ünő in Modern Hungarian) "hind, deer; fawn; cow-calf".... [more]
Eneth f Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Variant of Enet, mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum'.
Hadúr m Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology, Literature, Mythology
Created for the creaton of the national mythology of Hungary in the 19th century.
Helka f Hungarian Mythology
The name of a fairy from the region around Lake Balaton. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, theories include a diminutive of Heléna.
Magor m Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
According to Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, Magor is the brother of Hunor and the son of Enéh and Ménrót... [more]
Ménrót m Hungarian Mythology
Ménrót is mentioned in Simon of Kéza's 'Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum', written in the 1280s, in its semi-Latinized form Menrot. According to Simon of Kéza, Hunor and Magor, the legendary forefathers of the Huns and the Hungarians, were the sons of Ménrót, a mythical giant, who he partly identified with biblical Nimrod... [more]
Mikolt f Hungarian, Medieval Hungarian, Hungarian Mythology
Old Hungarian name of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Mikál (via the variant Mikol) and a derivation from Nikola 2... [more]
Nikodémusz m Hungarian Mythology
Cognate of Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people".
Szélanya f Hungarian Mythology
The Hungarian/Turkic goddess of the wind. She is the daughter of Kayra, the god of creation.