lunarssong's Personal Name List

Béla

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: BEH-law

The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be derived from Hungarian bél meaning "guts, bowel" or Old Slavic bělŭ meaning "white". This was the name of four Hungarian kings. It was also borne by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945).

Dalma

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: DAWL-maw

Created by the Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty for a male character in his epic poem Zalán Futása (1825). It was used by later writers such as Mór Jókai for female characters.

Hajnal

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: HIE-nawl

Means "dawn" in Hungarian.

Hajnalka

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: HIE-nawl-kaw

Means "morning glory (flower)" in Hungarian.

Ibolya

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: EE-bo-yaw

Means "violet" in Hungarian, ultimately from Latin viola.

Ilona

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian, German, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Czech

Pronounced: EE-lo-naw(Hungarian) ee-LO-na(German) EE-lo-na(German) EE-lo-nah(Finnish) ee-LAW-na(Polish) I-lo-na(Czech)

Old Hungarian form of Helen, possibly via a Slavic form. In Finland it is associated with the word ilona, a derivative of ilo "joy".

Kíra

Gender: Feminine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: KEE-raw

Hungarian feminine form of Cyrus.

Liliom

Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: Hungarian

Pronounced: LEE-lee-ohm

Means "lily" in Hungarian, from the Latin "lilium". This name has been used since the Árpád age (pre 1000 A.C.). It has history as a male name, such as in the play "Liliom" (1909) by Ferenc Molnár (which has inspired a 1934 film and the musical "Carousel"). However, it is more often used on females today.

Mór 2

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hungarian (Archaic)

Pronounced: MOR

Short form of Móric or a Hungarian form of Maurus.

Móric

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Hungarian (Archaic)

Pronounced: MO-reets

Hungarian form of Maurice.