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Németh

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Németh
Language(s)Hungarian
Origin
Meaning"German"
Region of originHungary
Other names
Variant form(s)Nemeth, Német, Nemath, Namath, Nemet

Németh (Hungarian: [ˈneːmɛt] ) is a Hungarian surname. In Hungarian, német means "German" (it is a variation of the word "néma", meaning "does not speak"; often used to describe the condition of being "mute". In this context, the German-speaking person "does not speak" the local language of Hungarian, or alternatively/previously/simultaneously, Slavic, as the word is thought to derive from a Slavic language);[1] the h is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequently found in names, especially in families of noble origin. Alternate spellings include "Nemeth", "Neimeth", "Német", "Nemath", "Namath", "Nameth", "Nemet" and "Nimitz".[2] Notable people with the name or its variants include:


People

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Németh
Német
Nemeth
Namath
  • Joe Namath (born 1943), American football quarterback
Nemet
Nimitz

References

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  1. ^ A similar linguistic development exists with the Arabic word Ajam which literally means "silent", or "mute" and in fact means "non-Arab" or specifically "Persian" .
  2. ^ "Nemeth Name Meaning and Origin". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2008-01-06.