Zoltán
Encyclopedia
Zoltán is a Hungarian
masculine first name. It originates from the Old Turkish
word soltan, sultan, which was borrowed from the Arabic sultan
. Initially it was pronounced with s-, not with z-. The Hungarian male first names Solt and Zsolt have similar origin. Its female form is Zoltána. The days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary
, and 7 April in Slovakia
.
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
masculine first name. It originates from the Old Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
word soltan, sultan, which was borrowed from the Arabic sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
. Initially it was pronounced with s-, not with z-. The Hungarian male first names Solt and Zsolt have similar origin. Its female form is Zoltána. The days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
, and 7 April in Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
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- Zoltán of HungaryZoltán of HungaryZoltán , also known as Zaltas and Solt, according to the mediaeval chronicles, was the third Grand Prince of the Magyars from 907 to 947.He was the youngest son of Árpád...
- Zoltan BathoryZoltan BathoryZoltán Báthory is a Hungarian-born musician. He is the co-founder and one of the main songwriters for the Los Angeles-based hard rock band Five Finger Death Punch.-Career:...
, guitarist of heavy metalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Five Finger Death PunchFive Finger Death PunchFive Finger Death Punch is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2005, the group's name is derived from classic oriental martial arts cinema. The band originally consisted of vocalist Ivan Moody, guitarist Zoltan Bathory, guitarist Caleb Bingham, bassist Matt Snell,... - Zoltán Lajos BayZoltán Lajos BayZoltán Lajos Bay was a Hungarian physicist, professor, and engineer who developed microwave technology, including tungsten lamps. He was the first person to observe radar echoes from the Moon...
- Zoltán CziborZoltán CziborZoltán Czibor Suhai , also referred to as Czibor Zoltán, was a Hungarian footballer who played for several Hungarian clubs, including Ferencváros TC and Honvéd, and Hungary before joining CF Barcelona. Czibor played as a left-winger or striker and was notable for having a powerful shot, good...
- Zoltán CzukorZoltán CzukorZoltán Czukor is a male race walker from Hungary, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. He still competes in long distance walking races including 24Hr, Antibes 6 days, and the famous Paris-Colmar where he did not finish the 2011...
- Zoltán Gera (actor)Zoltán Gera (actor)Gera Zoltán is a Hungarian supporting actor. He has starred in 115 movies so far .-Selected international filmography:# Rose's Songs as Mr...
- Zoltán Gera (footballer)Zoltán GeraZoltán Gera is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He usually plays as an attacking midfielder, though he has also played on both the right and left wings throughout his career...
– Fulham F.C.Fulham F.C.Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... - Zoltán HalmayZoltán HalmayZoltán Halmay was a Hungarian Olympic swimmer. He competed in four Olympics , winning the following medals:* 1900: silver , bronze * 1904: gold...
- Zoltán KammererZoltán KammererZoltán Kammerer is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals ....
- Zoltán KodályZoltán KodályZoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
- Zoltán KordaZoltán KordaZoltan Korda was a Hungarian-born motion picture screenwriter, director and producer.Born Zoltán Kellner, Kellner Zoltán in Hungarian name order, of Jewish heritage in Pusztatúrpásztó, Túrkeve in Hungary , he was the middle brother of filmmakers Alexander and Vincent Korda.Zoltan Korda went to...
- Zoltán MagyarZoltan MagyarZoltán Magyar was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s...
– 2-time Olympic gold medalist in pommel horse gymnast. The Magyar spindle and the Magyar travel was named after him. - Zoltán Meskó (Nazi politician)Zoltán MeskóZoltán Meskó de Széplak was a leading Hungarian Nazi during the 1930s. He led his own Nazi movement during the early 1930s but faded from the political scene when Hungary became a member of the Axis powers....
- Zoltan Mesko (American football)Zoltan Mesko (American football)Zoltán Meskó is a Romanian-born American football punter for the New England Patriots of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. A native of Romania , he emigrated with his family to the United...
- Zoltan PaulinyiZoltan Paulinyi-External links:...
– Hungary-born Brazilian composer - Zoltán Ozoray SchenkerZoltán Ozoray SchenkerZoltán Ozoray Schenker was a Hungarian sabre and foil fencer.-Fencing career:Born in Váradszentmárton, Hungary, in the 1910s and 1920s Schenker was one of Hungary's top fencers when the country was known as the best fencing nation in the world.-Olympics:He appeared in three Olympiads, winning 3...
– Hungarian Olympic champion saber fencer - Zoltán SebescenZoltán SebescenZoltán Sebescen is a former German football player of Hungarian descent. He is now a football coach.-Club career:...
– Hungarian-German footballer and coach - Dr. Zoltan SomogyiZoltan SomogyiDr. Zoltan Somogyi is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne's department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, who currently leads the team responsible for the Mercury programming language....
– creator of the Mercury programming language - Dr. Zoltan TakacsZoltan TakacsZoltan Takacs is a Hungarian-born toxinologist and tropical adventurer specializing in venomous snakes and snake venoms. He is a National Geographic Society Emerging Explorer....
– herpetologist and toxinologist, National Geographic Explorer - Zoltan TeglasZoltán TéglásZoltán "Zoli" Téglás is an American singer, songwriter and producer, who has Hungarian roots. He is the frontman of Ignite and the new frontman of Pennywise. He has collaborated with other bands including The Misfits, Motörhead and Blind Myself. Téglás has another side project called Zoli Band,...
– front man of the California-based band Ignite - Zoltán TildyZoltán TildyZoltán Tildy , was an influential leader of Hungary, who served as Prime Minister from 1945–1946 and President from 1946-1948 in the post-war period before the seizure of power by Soviet-backed communists....
– president of Hungary after World War II. - Zoltán VargaZoltán VargaZoltán Varga may refer to:*Zoltán Varga *Zoltán Varga , Hungarian footballer*Zoltán Varga , Hungarian footballer*Zoltán Varga , Hungarian footballer...
- Zoltán VörösZoltan VorosZoltán Vörös – leading Hungarian bodybuilder and occasionally a model...
- Zoltan is a village in GhidfalăuGhidfalauGhidfalău is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of four villages:*Angheluş / Angyalos*Fotoş / Fotosmartonos*Ghidfalău*Zoltan / Érfalvazoltán...
Commune, Covasna County, Romania - Zoltán is the Hungarian name for Mihai Viteazu village, SaschizSaschizSaschiz is a commune in Mureş County, Romania. It has a population of 2,048: 88% Romanians, 5% Germans, 4% Hungarians and 3% Roma. It is composed of three villages: Cloaşterf, Mihai Viteazu and Saschiz....
Commune, Mureş County, Romania