Molnár (or Molnar) is a
Hungarian surname meaning "miller". The word might be a
loanword
A loanword (also loan word or loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language. This is in contrast to cognates, which are words in two or more languages that are similar because t ...
from
Slavic "mlynar" with the same meaning however most likely derived from the old Germanic "Mulinari”.
It is the name of one of the most famous playwrights of Hungary,
Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial play ...
(1878–1952).
Other people with the name include:
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Albert Szenczi Molnár (1574–1634), Hungarian Calvinist pastor, linguist, philosopher, poet, religious writer and translator
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Antal Molnár (born 1890), Hungarian musicologist;
:hu:Molnár Antal
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Balázs Molnár (born 1977), Hungarian footballer
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Charles Molnar
Charles Edwin Molnar (1935–1996) was a co-developer of one of the first minicomputers, the LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer), while a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1962. His collaborator was Wesley ...
(1935–1996), American electrical engineer and computer developer
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Charley Molnar (born 1961), American football coach
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C. Pál Molnár/
Pál C. Molnár (born 1894);
:hu:Molnár C. Pál
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Chris Molnar
Chris Molnar is a writer, editor, filmmaker and publisher. He is the co-founder of The Writer's Block bookstore in Las Vegas, and editorial director of Archway Editions, the literary imprint of powerHouse Books distributed by Simon & Schuster.
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(born 1987), American writer, editor and publisher
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Csilla Molnár (1969–1986), Hungarian beauty queen, crowned Miss Hungary in 1985
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Endre Molnár (born 1945), Hungarian water polo player
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Erika Molnar
Erika Molnar (born 15 July 1976 in Budapest) is an athlete from Hungary, who competes in triathlon. Molnar competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olym ...
(born 1976), Hungarian athlete
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Farkas Molnár (1897–1945), Hungarian architect, painter, essayist, and graphic artist.
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Ferenc Molnár (disambiguation)
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Ferenc Molnár
Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial play ...
(born Ferenc Neumann 1878–1952), Jewish Hungarian (later US) writer
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Ferenc Molnár (football manager) (1885–?), football player and later manager
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Ferenc Molnár (footballer) (born 1891), football player and later manager in Italy
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Ferenc Molnár (athlete) (1904–?), Hungarian Olympic athlete
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Ferenc Zoltán Molnár (1943–1967), U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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Ferenc Molnár (singer)
Ferenc Molnár (born 1 February 1982, Szolnok), known by the stage name Caramel, is a Hungarian singer. He is most well known for winning the second season of Megasztár.
Personal life
Caramel was born on 1 February 1982 in the town of Szolno ...
(born 1982), known professionally as Caramel, winner of the second series of ''Megasztár''
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Fritz M. de Molnár (fl. 20c), Hungarian International Scout Commissioner
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George Molnar
George Molnar ( hu, Molnár György) (25 April 1910, Nagyvárad – 16 November 1998, Sydney) was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary and came to Australia in 1939, where he practiced as a cartoonist and architecture lecturer.[George Molnar (philosopher)
George Molnar (1934–1999) was a Hungarian-born philosopher whose principal area of interest was metaphysics. He worked mainly in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sydney but resided in England from 1976 to 1982. He published four p ...]
(1934 – 1999), Australian
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Gergely Molnár (born 1950), a Hungarian;
:hu:Molnár Gergely
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Géza Molnár (born 1923), Hungarian writer;
:hu:Molnár Géza
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György Molnár (born 1901), Hungarian footballer
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Imre Lakatos
Imre Lakatos (, ; hu, Lakatos Imre ; 9 November 1922 – 2 February 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pr ...
(known as Imre Molnár for a time), philosopher
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Ingo Molnár
Ingo Molnár, employed by Red Hat as of May 2013, is a Hungarian Linux hacker. He is known for his contributions to the operating system in terms of security and performance.
Life and career
Molnár studied at Eötvös Loránd University.
Wo ...
, Hungarian Linux kernel hacker
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István Molnár (born 1913,
Galánta), water polo player and Olympian
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István Molnár (chemist) (born 1950), chemist and translator
:hu:Molnár István (műfordító)
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József Molnár (1821–1899), Hungarian painter
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József Molnár (1918–2009), Hungarian writer
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Miklos Molnar (born 1970), Danish football (soccer) player
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Mónika Molnar (
:hu:Mónika Molnár)
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Mária Molnár (born 1966), Hungarian art critic
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Pavol Molnár (born 1936), Slovak football player
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Péter Molnár (disambiguation)
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Péter Molnár (academic), Hungarian academic and former politician
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Péter Molnár (footballer) (born 1983), football goalkeeper from Slovakia who currently plays for Paksi SE
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Peter Molnar (geophysicist), professor in geological sciences
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Péter Molnár (canoeist) (born 1986), Olympic Hungarian canoeist
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Ralph E. Molnar, Australian paleontologist and museum curator
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Steve Molnar (born 1947), player of Canadian football*
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Tamás Molnár
Tamás Molnár (born August 2, 1975) is a Hungarian former water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. He is one of ten male athletes who won three Olympi ...
(born 1975), Hungarian water polo player
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Thomas Molnar
Thomas Steven Molnar (; hu, Molnár Tamás; 26 July 1921, in Budapest, Hungary – 20 July 2010, in Richmond, Virginia) was a Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist.
Life
Molnar completed his undergraduate studies at the Univer ...
(1921–2010), Catholic philosopher, historian and political theorist
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Tibor Molnár
Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982.
Selected filmography
* ''Tüz'' (1948)
* '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani
* ''Szabóné'' (1 ...
(1921–1982), Hungarian film actor
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Vera Molnár
Vera Molnár (born 1924) is a Hungarian media artist living and working in France. Molnar is widely considered to be a pioneer of computer art and generative art, and is also one of the first women to use computers in her art practice.
Born in ...
(born 1924), artist of Hungarian origin
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Zoltán Molnár (footballer, born 1971), Hungarian footballer
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Zoltán Molnár (footballer, born 1973), Hungarian footballer
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Zoltán Molnár (rower) (born 1961), Hungarian rower
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