Garai is a surname of multiple origins. Garai is a Basque surname that appeared in Sopuerta (Vizcaya), that means "peak" or "height".[1] Garai is also common Bengali and Hungarian[2][better source needed][3] surnames.
List
editNotable people with this surname include:
- Aritz López Garai (born 1980), Spanish footballer
- Dorothy Garai (died 1438), Hungarian noblewoman who became Queen of Bosnia
- Fernando Lamikiz Garai, a Basque lawyer
- Ladislaus Garai (c. 1410–1459), Palatine of Hungary
- Laszlo Garai, a Hungarian economist and academic
- Nicholas I Garai (c. 1325–1386), Palatine of Hungary
- Nicholas II Garai (1367–1433), Palatine of Hungary
- Romola Garai (born 1982), English actress
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Garay-family-history.ashx Garay/Garai surname Basque origin [user-generated source]
- ^ Marek, Miroslav (2009-01-30). "Garai genealogy from Hungary". Genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 2011-02-28.[self-published source]
- ^ Svastics, Ignátz (1805). Magyarok hist℗ori℗aja - Google Könyvek. Retrieved 2011-02-28.