Arpad
Hungarian · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Arpad
The name 'Arpad' means "seed" or "prince" in Old Hungarian, derived from the Hungarian word *árpa* (barley) or possibly from a Turkic root meaning "noble." It is primarily used in Hungarian culture, with no specific religious association, and is most notably the name of Árpád, the 9th-century founder of the Hungarian state and leader of the Magyar tribes.
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Etymology
The name 'Arpad' means "seed" or "prince" in Old Hungarian, derived from the Hungarian word *árpa* (barley) or possibly from a Turkic root meaning "noble." It is primarily used in Hungarian culture, with no specific religious association, and is most notably the name of Árpád, the 9th-century founder of the Hungarian state and leader of the Magyar tribes.
Arpad currently ranks #3,624 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1919.
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