György
[ˈɟørɟ]
The English name George is translated into Hungarian as György.
György is the standard Hungarian equivalent of the male given name George.
Meaning: male given name (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
In Hungarian, the name changes depending on its role in a sentence. To express movement towards him, such as 'to George' in terms of direction, use the suffix -höz to form Györgyhöz. When George is the direct object of a sentence, the name becomes Györgyöt.
Did you know?
- In Hungarian, names are written in the order of family name then given name, so a person named George Smith would be called Smith György.
- The name György is associated with the popular tradition of 'Saint George's Day' on April 23, which is often celebrated as a day for kissing or romantic gestures in some regions.
- The phonetic sound of the 'Gy' in György is a single consonant sound, a voiced palatal stop, which does not exist in English.
Examples in context
- Ő György király sarja!She's a descendant of King George!This sentence shows the use of György in a royal context.Tatoeba #5279238 by maaster, translation #5278750 by mervert1
- Györgyöt hibáztatták a kudarcért.They blamed George for the failure.This sentence demonstrates the accusative form Györgyöt.Tatoeba #7089795 by maaster, translation #305662 by CN
- György sok sajtot evett reggelire.George had a lot of cheese for breakfast.This sentence provides a simple example of the name György in a daily context.Tatoeba #4199311 by maaster, translation #52943 by CN
- Gyuri, holnap együtt ebédelünk?Gyuri, shall we have lunch together tomorrow?
- 10 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
László and Zsófia are introducing a new colleague.
- LászlóEz itt György, az új kollégánk.This is György, our new colleague.
- ZsófiaSzia, György! Örülök, hogy megismertem.Hi, György! Nice to meet you.
- LászlóGyörgy nagyon jól beszél angolul.György speaks English very well.
- ZsófiaEz nagyon hasznos lesz a csapatnak.That will be very useful for the team.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “george” translations and entries György, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
