Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
FARKAS
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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 an occupation, activity or social status | |
| Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian common noun farkas meaning ‘wolf’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. bravery, being wild; wearing the skin of a wolf) or an activity (e.g. hunting). Alternatively, it may also be derived from the Hungarian given name Farkas (derived from the above-mentioned common noun) and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |