Király

Király is a Hungarian surname, meaning king (female Királyné/Királynő).

Origins of the surname include the Slavonic word of the late 1600s meaning "king". It is also a middle high German word, used as a term of endearment, for curly headed individuals.

This pronunciation of Kiraly differs by region. The American pronunciation of Kiraly is "Keer-ah-lee" where the accent falls on the first syllable. The Hungarian pronunciation is /kiraːj/, used by Gábor Király.

Notable people with the name include:

• Annamária Király (born 1985), Hungarian handball player
• Béla Király (1912–2009), Hungarian general and politician
• Botond Király (born 1994), Hungarian footballer
• Don Kiraly (born 1953), American linguist
• Ede Király (1926–2009), Hungarian figure skater
• Gábor Király (born 1976), Hungarian footballer
• Hajnalka Kiraly (born 1971), Hungarian-born French épée fencer
• Karch Kiraly (born 1960), American volleyball player and coach
• Linda Király (born 1983), American-Hungarian singer-songwriter
• Lucy Kiraly (born 1950), Australian fashion model and television presenter
• Mónika Király (born 1983), Hungarian road cyclist
• Pál Király (1880–1965), Hungarian engineer and weapons designer
• Pál Király (athlete) (1896–1969), Hungarian long-distance runner
• Viktor Király (born 1984), Hungarian–American pop singer
• Zoltán Király (born 1948), Hungarian journalist, educator, and politician

See also

• Szent István király, Saint Stephen
• István király, Hungarian opera
• István, a király, Hungarian rock opera
• Király Baths, Hungarian thermal bath