Géza
Géza is a Hungarian male given name , made famous by the Hungarian rulers of the same name. As a Germanized form, vorw. used in older literature, Geisa .
Origin and meaning
The meaning of the first name, which is relatively common in Hungary, is unknown; possibly it is derived from a Turkish title.
Name bearer
First name
- Géza Alföldy (1935–2011), Hungarian ancient historian
- Géza Anda (1921–1976), Swiss pianist of Hungarian origin
- Géza Bereményi (* 1946), Hungarian writer, film director, screenwriter
- Géza von Bolváry (1897–1961), Hungarian actor, screenwriter and director
- Géza von Csergheő (1840–1895), Hungarian officer and heraldist
- Géza von Cziffra (1900–1989), Hungarian film director and screenwriter
- Géza Ekecs (1927–2017), Hungarian journalist and radio reporter
- Géza Frid (1904–1989), Hungarian-Dutch composer, conductor and pianist
- Géza Gárdonyi (1863–1922), Hungarian writer
- Géza Gulyás (1931-2014), Hungarian football player
- Géza Hegedűs (1912–1999), Hungarian historian and writer
- Géza Herczeg (1888–1954), Hungarian journalist and writer
- Géza Herczegh (1928–2010), Hungarian lawyer, international lawyer
- Géza Hofi (1936–2002), Hungarian actor and humorist
- Géza Kalocsay (1913–2008), Czechoslovak-Hungarian football player and coach
- Géza Kohn (1873–1941), Serbian bookseller and publisher
- Géza Lakatos (1890–1967), Hungarian general
- Géza Maróczy (1870–1951), Hungarian chess grandmaster
- Géza Nagy (1892–1953), Hungarian chess player
- Géza Ottlik (1912–1990), Hungarian writer, translator, mathematician and bridge player
- Géza Pálffy (* 1971), Hungarian historian
- Géza von Radványi (1907–1986), Hungarian film director and screenwriter
- Géza Révész (1878–1955), Hungarian-Dutch psychologist
- Géza Róheim (1891–1953), Hungarian psychoanalyst and author
- Géza Toldi (1909–1985), Hungarian football player and coach
- Géza Tóth (1932–2011), Hungarian weightlifter
- Geza Vermes (1924–2013), British theologian and orientalist of Hungarian origin
- Géza Zichy (1849–1924), Hungarian pianist and composer
Ruler's name
- Géza (Hungary) (~ 940–997), Grand Duke of Hungary (971–997)
- Géza I (1048-1077), King of Hungary (1074-1077)
- Géza II (1130–1162), King of Hungary (1141–1162)
additional
- Concours Géza Anda , piano competition held every three years in Zurich
Individual evidence
- ↑ Géza on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
- ↑ Turkish and Hungarian Chronica [...]. Nuremberg 1663, e.g. p. 157; Literature [report]: History of south-eastern Europe under the rule of the Romans and Turks (by JB Schels). In: Austrian military magazine (1828), pp. 213–233, here p. 226; On the legal and settlement history of the Transylvanian Saxons (edited by the working group for Transylvanian regional studies). Cologne u. a. 1971, p. 67 u. 266; Flight, displacement, integration. Baden-Württemberg as a new home. Accompanying volume to the exhibition (edited by Immo Eberl fd Innenmin. Baden-Württemberg). Ostfildern 1993, p. 39; Sibiweb.de: Chronicle of the Transylvanian Saxons - The history in brief. http://www.sibiweb.de/geschi/chronik.php3 (accessed October 26, 2017)
- ↑ Géza on www.behindthename.com (English)