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Korossy is a Hungariansurname. Some variations of the spelling of this surname are as follows: Kőrösi, Kőrösy, Kőrössi, Kőrössy, Körösi, Körösy, Körössi, Körössy, Korosi, Korosy, Korossi, and Korossy.
The surname appears to be based on the Hungarian word ''körös''. By definition, the word means round/circular. Geographically, it is the name of a river (
Körös
The Körös () or Criș () ( German: ''Kreisch'') is a river in eastern Hungary and western Romania. Its length is from the confluence of its two source rivers Fehér-Körös ('' Crișul Alb'') and Fekete-Körös ('' Crișul Negru'') to its out ...
) as well as the Hungarian name of the town of Križevci, Croatia. In addition, the Hungarian towns of
Kiskőrös
Kiskőrös ( sk, Malý Kereš / Kiškereš, yi, קישקעריש ''Kishkerish'', german: Körösch, hr, Kireš) is a town in Bács-Kiskun, Hungary. Kiskőrös is situated between the Danube and Tisza rivers at around . Sándor Petőfi, the nati ...
and
Nagykőrös
Nagykőrös is a town in Pest County, Hungary.
János Arany taught there from about 1851, and a local museum is named for him.
Notable people
* Szabolcs Czira (b. 1951), politician
* Frigyes Hegedűs (1920–2008), pentathlete
*István Kecskés ...
are often commonly referred to as ''Kőrös'' – as "ő" is simply the long variant of "ö" with the difference being almost negligible.
Following Hungarian grammar rules, the addition of the letter "i" to the end of some words implies a belonging, hence the word "Körösi" would translate to "of/from Körös".
In the late
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, it was common for Hungarian
noble
A noble is a member of the nobility.
Noble may also refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
Australia
* Noble Island, Gr ...
families with names derived in a similar way from a
toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
to spell their names with "y" at the end instead of "i", and/or with a doubled
consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract. Examples are and pronounced with the lips; and pronounced with the front of the tongue; and pronounced wi ...
before it. Thus was the surname Körösi changed to Körösy / Körössi / Körössy by some families. Later the name has also been
anglicized
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influenc ...
, by dropping the
diacritic
A diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph. The term derives from the Ancient Greek (, "distinguishing"), from (, "to distinguish"). The word ''diacriti ...
s from the letters "ö" and "ő", by families migrating to countries where the alphabet did not support these letters.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Anita Potocskáné Kőrösi
Anita Potocskáné Kőrösi (born 23 May 1981 in Siófok), is a Hungarian politician, economist, tax advisor, and chartered accountant, who was a member of Hungarian National Assembly from 2018 to 2022 and vice-president of Jobbik.
Early l ...
(1981–), Hungarian politician
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Csaba Kőrösi
Csaba Kőrösi (; born 1958) is a Hungarian diplomat currently serving as President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.Albert Kálmán Kőrössy (1869–1955), Hungarian architect
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János Kőrössy
János Kőrössy (26 December 1926 – 21 January 2013) was a Romanian jazz musician of Hungarian descent. He was a piano player, composer and arranger.
He was born to an ethnic Hungarian family in Cluj. His first teacher was pianist and conduct ...
