Gyárfás
Gyárfás is an archaic Hungarian masculine name, representing an old form of the Latin Gervasius (Gervase). Its etymology is seen either in a Greek word for an honored elder or a blend of a Germanic element for spear with a Celtic root for servant. It carries an antique, stately character that stands out with distinction.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name is interpreted as 'venerable elder' or 'servant with a spear'.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Gyárfás je stará maďarská podoba latinizovaného mena Gervasius, ktorému v slovenčine zodpovedá meno Gerváz. Etymológia východiskového mena nie je jednoznačná. Najčastejšie sa spája s germánskym prvkom ger vo význame „oštep“ a možným keltským prvkom vassos „sluha, vazal“; alternatívne sa odvodzuje z gréckeho geraios „starý, ctihodný“.
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Regional Central European form9 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
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Dates in Slovak and international calendarsVýslovnosť: ďárfáš.
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