Boy · Old Hungarian (uncertain)
Botond
Say it: BOH-tond
Meaning
Name of a 10th-century Hungarian warrior of legend; often linked to bot 'club, mace', but this is uncertain.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Known from chronicle legend and revived in the 19th century; it has been given more often in recent decades.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Botond, legendary warrior said to have struck the gate of Constantinople
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Well-known works of literature
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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