Csaba

Boy · Turkic (probable)

Csaba

Say it: CHAW-baw

Meaning

Name of Prince Csaba, legendary son of Attila in medieval Hungarian chronicles; probably Turkic, but meanings offered online such as 'gift' or 'shepherd' are not settled.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known from the medieval chronicle legends of the Huns and widely given after 19th-century poets such as János Arany retold them.

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

Hungarian

Famous bearers

Prince Csaba, legendary son of Attila

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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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