Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
FÖLDI
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
| Family name referring to the place of residence, origin or estate |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian common noun földi meaning ‘a person from the same region’ and refers to a characteristic feature. It may also be derived from the Hungarian common noun föld ’land, field’ (e.g. arable land, wheat field) with the suffix -i and refer to a place of residence or origin. Variant: Fődi. |