Németh

Németh is a Hungarian surname. In Hungarian, német means "German" (it is a variation of the word "néma", meaning "does not speak"; often used to describe the condition of being "mute". In this context, the German-speaking person "does not speak" the local language of Hungarian, or alternatively/previously/simultaneously, Slavic, as the word is thought to derive from a Slavic language);[1] the h is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequently found in names, especially in families of noble origin. Alternate spellings include "Nemeth", "Neimeth", "Német", "Nemath", "Namath", "Nameth", "Nemet" and "Nimitz". The name is also common in Austria and Germany. It is an uncommon given name. People with the name or its variants include:[2]

This article is about the name. For the Braille code for mathematics, see Nemeth Braille.
Németh
Language(s)Hungarian
Origin
Meaning"German"
Region of originHungary
Other names
Variant form(s)Nemeth, Német, Nemath, Namath, Nemet; Němec

People
Németh
Német
Nemeth
Namath
  • Joe Namath (born 1943), American football quarterback
Nemet
Nimitz

References
  1. A similar linguistic development exists with the Arabic word Ajam which literally means "silent", or "mute" and in fact means "non-Arab" or specifically "Persian" .
  2. "Nemeth Name Meaning and Origin". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2008-01-06.

See also

Surnames meaning "German" of different origins:

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