Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
FEKETE
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian adjective fekete meaning ‘black’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. having black hair, wearing black clothes, having darker skin). Variant: Feketé. |