Szabolcs

Boy · Old Hungarian (uncertain)

Szabolcs

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Meaning

Name of a chieftain in the Gesta Hungarorum, also the name of a county; its meaning is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Revived in the 19th century and popular in Hungary in the 1970s and 1980s.

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

Names worth a look

BotondBoyName of a 10th-century Hungarian warrior of legend; often linked to bot 'club, mace', but this is uncertain.Early Medieval

ElődBoyName of one of the seven chieftains in the chronicles; often linked to elő 'fore, first', but this is uncertain.Early Medieval · forgotten

HubaBoyName of one of the seven conquering chieftains; its meaning is unknown.Early Medieval · forgotten

KundBoyName of one of the seven chieftains; possibly related to kende, the title of a Hungarian sacral ruler, but this is…Early Medieval · forgotten

TaksonyBoyName of a 10th-century grand prince, grandfather of Saint Stephen; probably Turkic, with no agreed meaning.Early Medieval · forgotten

VajkBoyThe pagan name of Saint Stephen before baptism; usually derived from Turkic bay 'rich, lord'.Early Medieval · forgotten

Where this comes from

Medieval European charters and records
National birth statistics of European countries source

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