names translated them directly into Hungarian. Some of them just magyarized their original German surnames into Hungarian forms. However, many Hungarians of German descent retained their original surnames like Horn, Deutsch, Staller, Keller, Rockenbauer, Hoffmann, etc. A few given names are also used as family names, a practice that may confuse even native Hungarian-speakers. Hungarian given names The origin of Hungarian names is closely related to the religious and dynastic history of the country. Many saints' names and royal names have Hungarian equivalents. Female names Boglárka: after the buttercup flower Csilla: derived from the word csillag, or "star" Enikő: coined by poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century and is derived from Enéh ("doe") Erzsébet: popular after the princess Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Eszter: after the Biblical character Esther Ildikó: of Germanic origin; compare to Hilda Katalin: after Saint Catherine of Alexandria, whose cult gained great importance in the 15th century. Margit: after Saint Margaret of Hungary. Mária: after the Virgin Mary Melinda: popularized by thebl playwright József Katona, who used the name in his 1815 historical tragedy, Bánk bán Orsolya: Hungarian form of the Latin name Ursula ("little bear") Piroska: of pagan origin, popular after Saint Piroska (renamed Irene), the daughter of King Ladislaus I of Hungary Ráhel: after the Biblical character Rachel Réka: after the name of Attila the Hun's wife Tünde: coined by poet Mihály Vörösmarty in the 19th century in his work Csongor és Tünde, derived from the word tündér ("fairy") Zsófia: Hungarian form of the Greek Sophia Zsuzsanna: Hungarian form of the Greek Susanna Male names András: a name that became popular after King Andrew I of Hungary and was given to three monarchs and to several princes. Attila: after Attila, King of the Huns, from whom the Hungarian monarchs considered themselves direct descendants, which made this name become part of popular culture Béla: a name of pagan origin that was given to four medieval Kings of Hungary and is still commonly used Csaba: after one of the sons of Attila, the King of the Huns Géza: a name of pagan origin that was given to two mediaeval Kings of Hungary and to many princes and is still popular György: after King (and Saint) Stephen I of Hungary honoured Saint Martin of Tours]] but also Saint George, who has been since Hungary's early times one of its most important holy characters István: after the first