Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PÁLFI
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | 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 given name Pál ‘Paul’ with the patronymic suffix -fi and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variants: Pálfy, Pálffy. |