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| Abauji | also Abaujy; (of/from) Abauj | |||
| Ács | carpenter | |||
| Acsády | (of or from) Acsád | |||
| Abráhamffy | son of Abraham | |||
| Ábrámffy | son of Abram | |||
| Ádám | Adam | |||
| Adelffy | son of Adel | |||
| Alfödi | (of or from) lowlands, plains | |||
| Alhadnagy | 2nd lieutenant | |||
| Angol | English | |||
| Angyal | angel | |||
| Aradi | also Arady; (of/from) Arad | |||
| Arany | gold | |||
| Aranyos | golden | |||
| Aranyosi | also Aranyosy; (of/from) Aranyos | |||
| Árva | orphan | |||
| Árvai | also Árvay; (of/from) Árva | |||
| Asztalos | cabinetmaker, joiner | |||
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| Bácsi | also Bácsy; (of/from) Bács | |||
| Bádogos | tinman, tinsmith | |||
| Bajnok | champion, hero | |||
| Bájos | charming, delightful | |||
| Bakó | axeman, hangman | |||
| Balog | also Balogh; left-handed | |||
| Bán | a title of nobility from Bosnia, Croatia and Hungary from the middle ages | |||
| Bánffy | son of a Bán, (see Bán) | |||
| Bányász | miner, collier, pitman | |||
| Baranyai | also Baranay; (of/from) Baranya | |||
| Bárány | lamb | |||
| Barát | also Baráth; friend | |||
| Barbár | barbaric, barbarous | |||
| Bárd | bard; a professional poet employed by a patron, such as a monarch or nobleman | |||
| Barna | brown | |||
| Báró | baron | |||
| Barta | also Bartha; derived from the given name Bertalan | |||
| Bartos | also Bartus; nickname for Bartholomew | |||
| Barsi | also Barsy; (of/from) Bars | |||
| Bársony | velvet | |||
| Bécsi | (of/from) Vienna | |||
| Békési | also Békésy; (of/from) Békés | |||
| Belovári | also Belováry; (of/from) Belovár | |||
| Beregi | also Beregy, Bereghi, Bereghy; (of/from) Bereg | |||
| Beszterczi | also Beszterczy; (of/from) Besztercze | |||
| Bihari | also Bihary; (of/from) Bihar | |||
| Biró | judge, justice, magistrate | |||
| Bodnár | hooper | |||
| Bódogh | see Boldog | |||
| Bodrogi | also Bodrogy, Bodroghi, Bodroghy; (of/from) Bodrog | |||
| Bokor | bush, shrub | |||
| Bölcs | wise | |||
| Boldog | also Boldogh, Bódog, Bódogh; happy | |||
| Bolgár | Bulgarian | |||
| Bolondos | crazy, mad, foolish | |||
| Boltos | shopkeeper | |||
| Borász | wine-grower | |||
| Borbély | barber, hairdresser | |||
| Boros | derived from Bor, the Hungarian word for wine | |||
| Borsodi | also Borsody; (of/from) Borsod | |||
| Borsos | peppered, peppery | |||
| Borz | badger | |||
| Botos | derived from Bot, the Hungarian word for cane, stick, staff | |||
| Brassói | also Brassóy; (of/from) Brassó | |||
| Budai | also Buday; (of/from) Buda | |||
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| Cár | czar, tsar | |||
| Cigány | also Czigány; Gypsy | |||
| Cipész | bootmaker, cobbler, shoemaker | |||
| Csanádi | also Csanády; (of/from) Csanád | |||
| Csapos | barman, bartender | |||
| Császár | kaiser, king, emperor | |||
| Cseh | Czech, Bohemian | |||
| Csendes | peaceful, quiet | |||
| Csiki | also Csiky; (of/from) Csik | |||
| Csikós | horseherd, cowboy | |||
| Csillag | star | |||
| Csillagász | astronomer | |||
| Csinos | good-looking, handsome, pretty | |||
| Csintalan | mischievous, naughty | |||
| Csipke | lace | |||
| Csirke | chicken | |||
| Csizmadia | boot maker | |||
| Csok | kiss | |||
| Csongrádi | also Csongrády; (of/from) Csongrád | |||
| Csonka | broken, mangled | |||
| Csontos | bony, osseous | |||
| Csordás | herdsman | |||
| Csuka | pike | |||
| Csupa | bare, pure | |||
| Cukrász | confectioner | |||
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| Dada | nanny, nurse | |||
| Dán | Danish | |||
| Darázs | wasp | |||
| Dékán | dean | |||
| Derék | brave, honest, straight | |||
| Deres | grey | |||
| Dóbiás | derived from the given name Tobias/Dobias | |||
| Dobokai | also Dobokay; (of/from) Doboka | |||
| Dobos | derived from dob, the Hungarian word for drum | |||
| Dohányos | smoker | |||
| Dohos | musty, stale | |||
| Dolgos | hard-working, industrious | |||
| Dudás | also Dudásh; bagpiper, piper | |||
| Dunai | Danubian | |||
| Dús | plentiful, rich | |||
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| Egeri | also Egery; (0f/from) Eger | |||
| Egyed | individual, entity | |||
| Egyházi | church | |||
| Éles | derived from the given name Elias; also a Hungarian word for keen, quick, sharp | |||
| Ember | man, human, fellow | |||
| Erdélyi | Transylvanian | |||
| Erdész | forester | |||
| Érdi | also Érdy; (of/from) Érd | |||
| Erdős | forester | |||
| Erős | strong, powerful, vigorous | |||
| Érsek | archbishop | |||
| Értékes | precious, valuable | |||
| Eszes | clever, wise | |||
| Esztergomi | also Esztergomy; (of/from) Esztergom | |||
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| Faragó | wood cutter | |||
| Farkas | wolf | |||
| Fazekas | potter | |||
| Fehér | white | |||
| Fejéri | also Fejérj; (of/from) Fejér | |||
| Fejes | lettuce | |||
| Fekete | black, dark | |||
| Fényes | bright, lustrous, radiant, shining | |||
| Filep | derived from the given name Phillip | |||
| Filöp | derived from the given name Phillip | |||
| Finn | Finnish | |||
| Fodor | curley haired | |||
| Fogarasi | also Fogarasy; (of/from) Fogaras | |||
| Fontos | important, significant | |||
| Forgács | shavings, turnings | |||
| Francia | French | |||
| Fülep | derived from the given name Phillip | |||
| Fülöp | derived from the given name Phillip | |||
| Fűtő | fireman | |||
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| Gál | also Gaál; derived from the given name Gallus | |||
| Galambos | derived from galamb, the Hungarian word for dove or pigeon | |||
| Gazda | farmer, small land holder | |||
| Gazdag | rich, wealthy | |||
| Gerle | turtle-dove | |||
| Gólya | stork; fresher, freshman | |||
| Gombás | derived from gomba, the Hungarian word for mushroom | |||
| Gombos | derived from gombo, the Hungarian word for button | |||
| Gömöri | also Gömöry; (of/from) Gömör | |||
| Gondos | careful | |||
| Görög | Greek | |||
| Gróf | count | |||
| Gulyás | goulash, herdsman | |||
| Gyarmati | colonial | |||
| Győri | also Győry; (of/from) Győr | |||
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| Hadas | derived from had, the Hungary word for army, troops | |||
| Hadnagy | lieutenant | |||
| Hajdú | also Hajdúk (plural form); a Hungarian soldier from the 16th and 17th centuries | |||
| Hajnal | dawn, daybreak | |||
| Hajós | sailor, seaman | |||
| Halász | fisherman | |||
| Harcsa | catfish, sheat-fish | |||
| Harkály | woodpecker | |||
| Havas | snowy, snow-covered | |||
| Ház | house | |||
| Héber | Hebrew | |||
| Hegedüs | fiddler, violinist | |||
| Hentes | pork-butcher | |||
| Herceg | also Herczeg; prince, duke | |||
| Hevesi | also Hevesy; (of/from) Heves | |||
| Honti | also Honty; (of/from) Hont | |||
| Horgász | angler | |||
| Horvát | also Horváth; Croatian | |||
| Hunyadi | also Hunyady; (of/from) Hunyad | |||
| Huszár | hussar, cavalryman | |||