List of Romanian names of Hungarian origin

This list enumerates Romanian names with a Hungarian-language origin, as well as a translation of their meanings into English (most commonly an occupation, a personal trait or a proper name used in the Apuseni Mountains).

Name	Original form	Translation
Aciu	Ács	Joiner/Carpenter
Almaş	Almás	Apple grower/seller
Balint	Bálint	Valentin (proper name)
Barna	Barna	Barnaba (proper name); also means "brown"
Benţa, Benţe, Benţeş	Bencés	Benedictine
Biro, Birău	Bíró	Jude (mediaeval administrator)
Boboş	Babos	Bean grower/seller
Bolca, Bolha; Bolcaş	Bolha	Flea
Borbil	Borbély	Barber
Boroş	Boros	Grapeleaf grower
Cherecheş	Kerekes	Wheelwright
Chereji, Cheregi	Körösi	Crişan (originally from around the Criş River)
Cheresteşiu	Keresztes	Crusader
Cherteş	Kertész	Gardener
Chivari, Chiorean(u), Teorean(u)	Kővári	Chioariu (originally from Chioar)
Ciorbea	Csorba	Toothless
Chiş, Chişu, Chişiu	Kiss	Small/Little
Copos(u)	Kopasz	Bald
Cociş	Kocsis	Cart/carriage driver
Cordoş	Kardos	Knife/sword maker
Covaci(u)	Kovács	Ironmaker
Curuţ(iu)	Kurucz	Kuruc
Dejeu	Dezső	Dezideriu (proper name)
Doboş	Dobos	Drummer (as musician or town crier)
Fărcaş	Farkas	Wolf
Fechete	Fekete	Black
Feher, Feier	Fehér, Fejér	White
Fodor	Fodor	Curly-haired
Goia(n)	Gólya	Stork
Gomboş(iu)	Gombos	Button seller
Hărăguş	Harangos	Bell ringer or maker
Hărdău	Hórdó	Barrel
Hegheduş	Hegedűs	Violinist
Horvat	Horváth	Croat
Hos(s)u	Hosszú	Long
Iuhas	Juhász	Shepherd (cioban) (lit. sheep-herd (oier))
Lenghel	Lengyel	Pole (archaic leş, leah)
Lobonţ	Labancz	Labanc (opposed the Kuruc)
Lucaciu	Lukács	Luca (proper name)
Mădăraş	Madaras	Bird grower or seller
Mesaroş, Misaroş	Mészáros	Butcher (spec. of calves)
Micloş(i), Miclăuş, Miclea, Miclovan	Miklós	Nicolae (proper name)
Moghioroş	Mogyoros	Peanut grower or seller
Mogoş	Magas	Tall
Molnar	Molnár	Miller
Naghi(u), Noaghiu	Nagy	Big/Large
Nemeş	Nemes	Mid-ranked nobleman
Nemet(i)	Nemeth	German
Orban	Orbán	Urban (proper name)
Oros	Orosz	Russian (and Ruthene)
Puşcaş(iu)	Puskás	Archer
Raţ(iu)	Rácz	Serb
Remeş	Rémes	Awesome
Roca	Róka	Fox
Săbăduş	Szabados	Free peasant (slobod)
Sabo(u), Sabău	Szabó	Tailor
Sechel	Székely	Székely
Silaghi	Szilágyi	from Sălăj
Socaci(u)	Szakacs	Cook
Suciu, Sociu, Seciu	Szűcs, Szőcs	Wool/leather maker (spec. cojocar)
Silivaş	Szilvás	Plum grower or seller
Şandor, Şandru	Sándor	Alexandru (proper name)
Şovagău, Şuvagău	Sóvágó	Salt miner
Şuteu	Sütő	Bread baker (brutar) (lit. cocător - preparer of dough and supervisor of bread baking)
Taloş	Tálos	Potter
Teglaş	Téglás	Maker/seller of roof tiles (ţigle) or bricks
Tot(u), Tat(u), Tăutu	Tóth	Slovak
Vărădean(u)	Varadi	Originally from Oradea (Hu. Nagyvárad)
Vereş	Vörös	Red
Vig(u)	Víg	Happy

References

• Éva Turcu, Mic dicţionar maghiar-român, Bucureşti 1978.