Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
GONDA
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| Origin | of multiple origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
| Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the medieval Hungarian name Gonda (hypocoristic form of the German given name Konrád ‘Conrad’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. It may also be derived from the shortened form of the Slovak common noun gondáš meaning ‘pig herder’ and refer to an occupation. |