Hajnal (name)
Appearance
Gender | feminine |
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Language(s) | Hungarian |
Name day | March 27 |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Hungarian |
Meaning | "dawn"; diminutive version Hajnalka means "morning glory" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Hajnalka |
Nickname(s) | Hajni |
Anglicisation(s) | Dawn |
Hajnal is both a Hungarian surname and a female given name. It means 'dawn' in Hungarian, the first light of daybreak. Diminutive Hajnalka is also used as a female given name; it is also the Hungarian word for morning glory. Notable people with Hajnal either as a surname or given name:
Surname:
- András Hajnal (1931–2016), Hungarian mathematician
- János Hajnal (1913–2010), Hungarian-born artist and illustrator based in Italy
- John Hajnal (1926–2008), Hungarian-British mathematician and professor of statistics
- Tamás Hajnal (born 1981), Hungarian footballer
Given name:
- Hajnal Andréka (born 1947), Hungarian mathematician
- Hajnal Ban (born 1977), Australian lawyer and politician