Gyöngyi

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Gyöngyi

Say it: JURN-jee

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Meaning

From Hungarian gyöngy 'pearl', with a diminutive ending.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A native-word name that was popular in mid-20th-century Hungary.

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

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Hungarian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Gyöngyike

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Where this comes from

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