Megyer

Megyer is an old Hungarian male given name, derived from Mogyer, the name of the leading Hungarian tribe and has of Finno-Ugric or Turkic origin.^[1] Endonym Magyar (for Hungarians) also derived from the tribal name Megyer.^[2] It is also the name of several settlements in and around Hungary with various prefixes.

Places:

Békásmegyer, former village, now part of the 3rd District of Budapest, Hungary
Bábonymegyer, village in Hungary
Bélmegyer, village in Hungary
Káposztásmegyer, former village, now part of Budapest
Kismegyer, village in Hungary
Mezőmegyer, village in Hungary
Megyer, village in Hungary
Megyer, former village, now part of Budapest
Megyer, former village, now part of Pécs, Hungary
Nagymegyer, Hungarian name of Veľký Meder, Slovakia
Nógrádmegyer, village in Hungary
Pócsmegyer, village in Hungary
Tótmegyer, Hungarian name of Palárikovo, Slovakia
Vasmegyer, village in Hungary
Megyeri Bridge, bridge in Budapest

References

↑ Árpád Berta: Eltérő nézetek a magyar törzsnevek eredetéről, Honfoglalás és nyelvészet, Balassi Kiadó, Budapest, 1997, ISBN 963-506-108-0
↑ János Ladó - Ágnes Bíró: Magyar utónévkönyv ("Book of Hungarian given names"), Vince Kiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963-9069-72-8

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