Szekely

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proper noun

A surname from Hungarian.

OriginHungarian Székely →
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Meanings

nounSzekely (plural Szekelys or Szekely)

plural Szekelys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Székely.

    "We Szekelys have a right to be proud, for in our veins flows the blood of many brave races who fought as the lion fights, for lordship.[…]"

    1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Westminster [London]: Archibald Constable and Company, […], →OCLC, chapter III, page 32
proper nounSzekely (plural Szekelys)

plural Szekelys

  1. A surname from Hungarian.

Origin

  1. HungarianSzékely
  2. EnglishSzekely

Borrowed from Hungarian Székely.

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APA

Szekely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Szekely

MLA

“Szekely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Szekely. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Szekely,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Szekely.

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