KIRALY Origin of surname
KIRALY
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from functionaries, offices or titles.
Kiraly, the Hungarian for "king", is an equivalent of the Hebrew Melech. In the Bible, Melech is initially used to designate chiefs and leaders. The first ruler in Jewish history to be called "king" was Saul, the son of Kish. Kiraly and its variants are based on Carolus Magnus (742-814 CE), king of the Franks from 768 and emperor of the West from 800, whom the French call Charlemagne and the Germans call Karl der Grosse.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Kiraly include the 19th/20th century Hungarian actor, Erno Kiraly.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from functionaries, offices or titles.
Kiraly, the Hungarian for "king", is an equivalent of the Hebrew Melech. In the Bible, Melech is initially used to designate chiefs and leaders. The first ruler in Jewish history to be called "king" was Saul, the son of Kish. Kiraly and its variants are based on Carolus Magnus (742-814 CE), king of the Franks from 768 and emperor of the West from 800, whom the French call Charlemagne and the Germans call Karl der Grosse.
Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Kiraly include the 19th/20th century Hungarian actor, Erno Kiraly.