Hello. We are Hungarians living in the UK, but to be honest we do not understand well the British class system and which names are considered posh/chav. My husband is from an old upper-class family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, but they lost their fortune more than a century ago, and as far as I understand it, in British society we are middle-class, provided these classifications apply to foreigners too. Our surname sounds like JEZSÉNSZKY DE LUDÁNY (slightly altered). We can't decide whether to give a native Hungarian name or its English equivalent to our baby ( sex is not known yet) considering s/he will probably go to an English primary school in the Midlands. We do not want to seem too pretentious, but want too respect our heritage as well, while helping the integration of our child. Below I list our favorite names with English equivalents if any. Please, share your opinion about them. Should we use the English or the native forms?
Male:
László (Ladislaus)
Árpád
Atilla
Vazul (Basil)
Miklós (Nicholas)
Milán
Huba
Xavér (Xavier)
Hunor
Miksa (Maximilian)
Gyula (Julius)
Zoltán
Géza
Female:
Arduina
Édua
Damira
Ilona
Thanks a lot
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csillus · 09/08/2010 18:33
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