Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
CSONKA
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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 csonka meaning ‘maimed’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. the absence of a limb). |