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Alexandra Béni Alexandra Béni · 22/01/2021
· Society

‘Pandemic’ to become a new female name in Hungary?

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Salgótarján, Hungary. Photo: MTI

Hungarian parents wanted to register an extraordinary number of new first names last year, almost twice as many applications were received at the Institute of Linguistics in 2020 as in the previous years.

24.hu asked Dr. Judit Raátz, who said that this may have been due to the fact that parents had more time to think of names during the epidemic.

The institute received 609 applications in 2020, out of which only 46 female and 21 male names were approved.

“The majority of applicants want to register a name used abroad. These are typical names that can already be registered, but only in accordance with Hungarian spelling. However, parents want to use foreign spelling instead”

Examples of female names adopted in 2020 are Greek Altea, Elefteria, Arabic Nabila, German Lizel, Valburga, French Solina, Spanish Asella, English Heli. Male names also include Arabic (Osama, Latif, Faris, Fadi), German (Randolf), English (Lex, Szkott), Old Norse (Ejnár) and Hebrew (Raziel, Zetár) origins.

Interestingly, there was one couple who was inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Fortunately we only had one such name request. A parent wanted to register the name Pandemic for their little girl. Of course, the name was not approved for registration.”

Finally, it seems like the trend which started a 10-15 years ago continues: everyone wants to give their child a special, unique name.

Read alsoThe most common Hungarian names and their relationship with history – male names

Source: 24.hu

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3 Comments

  1. Fish says:
    22/01/2021 at 21:58

    I have fallen into this madness of spelling and what should be deemed spelling of a name in Hungary, When my daughter was born here in Hungary I had the names I wanted to give Amelia, Elizabeth. I know a middle name is rare in Hungary but still I wanted to give as English people do.
    My headache was the spelling of the names and i was told to get yet prove that spelling of the names were allowed by the UK goverment.
    Madness total madness when giving a name to your own child here in Hungary with the spelling is in English , , Let alone the queen of England’s first name is Elizabeth., but there we go.
    The British embassy does not give any papers saying that the spelling of a name is allowed or not just that it is not a swear word.

  2. 567 says:
    23/01/2021 at 00:49

    Pandemic? What kind of fuc5edup parents call their child like that? Fuc5ed up completely

  3. Anonymous says:
    23/01/2021 at 07:52

    The UK government has no say over names or the spelling thereof. So the above comment is nonsense, however you wish to spell it!

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