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 common in Austria and Germany. It is an uncommon given name.[citation needed] People with the name or its variants include:[2]

Németh
Language(s)Hungarian
Origin
Meaning"German"
Region of originHungary
Other names
Variant form(s)Nemeth, Német, Nemath, Namath, Nemet; Němec

Austria in Arabic

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The official Arabic name for Austria is Al-Nemtsa (The Austria) derived from Ottoman Turkish Nemtsa, the name was more than likely transmitted into Arabic in the Ottoman era. Modern Turkish and Hungarian use Austria instead.

People

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Namath
  • Joe Namath (born 1943), American football quarterback
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Nimitz

References

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  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.