Gyula () is a Hungarian male given name of presumably Turkic origin. Its meaning is 'torch'.Benkő 1967, p1137–1138Fercsik; Raátz 2009, p144 It was revived in the 19th century when it was mistakenly identified with the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

name Julius.

History

Initially, it was a title within the Hungarian tribal alliance, but after establishing the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from 1000 to 1946 and was a key part of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526-1918. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the Coro ...

, it evolved into a personal and placename. In the written sources from the end of the 10th century and the beginning of the 11th century, variations such as ''Giula'', ''Geula'', ''Gula'', and ''Iula'' are already present. It became rare in the 16th century and almost disappeared. The name was revived during the 19th century when it was mistakenly believed to be derived from the Latin Julius. As a result, its female counterpart became Júlia. In 1823,

István Széchenyi Count István Széchenyi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (, ; archaically English: Stephen Széchenyi; 21 September 1791 – 8 April 1860) was a Hungarian politician, political theorist, and writer. Widely considered one of the greatest statesme ...

wrote: ''"Count Károly Andrássy and Countess Etelka Szápáry's son is the first Hungarian child in centuries to be baptized as Gyula."''

Etymology

The etymology of the name is disputed, however it is traditionally considered of Turkic origin. According to Lóránd Benkő, the word originates from

Old Turkic Old Siberian Turkic, generally known as East Old Turkic and often shortened to Old Turkic, was a Siberian Turkic language spoken around East Turkistan and Mongolia. It was first discovered in inscriptions originating from the Second Turkic Kh ...

, presumably from the

Khazar language Khazar, also known as Khazaric, was a Turkic dialect group spoken by the Khazars, a group of semi-nomadic Turkic peoples originating from Central Asia. There are few written records of the language and its features and characteristics are unknown ...

. Benkő assumed a ''*ǰula'' form derived from a Turkic word meaning 'torch.' Related words of Turkic origin can be found in the Hungarian language: ''gyúl'' (to catch fire, to be ignited) cf. West Old Turkic: ''*jul''; East Old Turkic: ''*yul''.

András Róna-Tas András Róna-Tas (born 30 December 1931) is a Hungarian historian and linguist. Biography He was born in 1931 in Budapest. Róna-Tas studied under such preeminent professors as Gyula Ortutay and Lajos Ligeti, and received a degree in folklore ...

and Árpád Berta also consider the latter to be a Turkic word.Róna-Tas; Berta 2011, p409–411 Dániel Németh suggested that the word may have

Uralic The Uralic languages ( ), sometimes called the Uralian languages ( ), are spoken predominantly in Europe and North Asia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian. Other languages with speakers abo ...

origins. He derives it from the Finno-Ugric ''*ćȣlkɜ-, *ćȣ̈lkɜ-'' (shines, gleam, glitter) and the Ugric''*čittɜ-'' (shine, illuminate) words.Németh 2023, p207–208 However, this theory was criticized by János B. Szabó and Balázs Sudár:

As a settlement name

The name often appears as a Hungarian toponym as well in the

Carpathian Basin The Pannonian Basin, with the term Carpathian Basin being sometimes preferred in Hungarian literature, is a large sedimentary basin situated in southeastern Central Europe. After the Treaty of Trianon following World War I, the geomorphologic ...

, in former territory of the

. * Gyula (Hungary) * Gyula (Дюла, Ukraine) * Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia, Romania) * Gyulafirátót (Hungary) * Gyulaháza (Hungary) * Gyulaj (Hungary) * Gyulakeszi (Hungary) * Gyulakuta (Fântânele, Romania) * Gyulamajor (Hungary) * Gyulamajor (Ďulov Dvor, Slovakia) * Gyulavári (Hungary) * Gyulavarsánd (Vărșand, Romania)

Notable persons

Gyula II Zombor, also referred to as Gyula II or Gylas, was a Hungarians, Hungarian tribal leader in the middle of the 10th century. He visited Constantinople, where he was baptism, baptized in 952 with the baptismal name of Stephen. Life Ancestry He des ...

Gyula III Gyula III, also Iula or Gyula the Younger, Geula or Gyla, was an early medieval ruler in Transylvania ( – 1003/1004). Around 1003, he and his family were attacked, dispossessed and captured by King Stephen I of Hungary (1000/1001-1038). The name " ...

* Gyula Aggházy (1850–1919), Hungarian genre painter and art teacher *

Gyula Andrássy Count Gyula Andrássy de Csíkszentkirály et Krasznahorka (, 8 March 1823 – 18 February 1890) was a Hungarian statesman, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary (1867–1871) and subsequently as List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungar ...

(1823–1890), Hungarian statesman; Prime Minister of Hungary, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary * Gyula Andrássy the Younger (1860–1929), Hungarian politician * Gyula Babos (1949-2018), Hungarian jazz guitarist * Gyula Bádonyi (1882–1944), Hungarian footballer * Gyula Batthyány (1887-1959), Hungarian painter and graphic artist *

Gyula Benczúr Gyula Benczúr (28 January 1844, Nyíregyháza – 16 July 1920, Szécsény) was a Hungarian painter and art teacher. An "outstanding exponent of academicism", he specialized in portraits and historical scenes. He is "considered one of the grea ...

(1844-1920), Hungarian artist * Gyula Bíró (1890–1961), Hungarian Olympic football player * Gyula Bóbis (1909–1972), Hungarian heavyweight wrestler * Gyula Bodrogi (born 1934), Hungarian television and film actor * Gyula Cseszneky (1914–1970), Hungarian aristocrat, poet, cavalry officer * Gyula Csortos (1883–1945), Hungarian film and stage actor * Gyula Derkovits (1894-1934) Hungarian painter and graphic artist *

Gyula Feldmann Gyula Feldmann (16 November 1880 – 31 October 1955) was a Hungarian association football, football player and coach. Playing career During his playing career Feldmann played with Nemzeti SC and MTK Hungária FC, MTK Budapest in the Nemzeti B ...

(1880—1955), Hungarian football player and coach * Gyula Gál (born 1976), Hungarian handball player *

Gyula Germanus Gyula Germanus (6 November 1884, in Budapest – 7 November 1979, in Budapest), alias Julius Abdulkerim Germanus, was a Hungarian professor of oriental studies, writer and Islamologist, member of the National Assembly of Hungary, Hungarian Parl ...

(1884–1979), Hungarian orientalist, politician, writer and academic * Gyula Glykais (1893–1948), Hungarian fencer *

Gyula Gózon Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. Life Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of lea ...

(1885–1972), Hungarian actor and comedian *

Gyula Gömbös Gyula Gömbös de Jákfa (26 December 1886 – 6 October 1936) was a Hungarian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1 October 1932 to his death. Background Gömbös was born in Murga, Tolna County, King ...

(1886–1936), Hungarian military officer and politician, Prime Minister of Hungary * Gyula Grosics (1926–2014), Hungarian footballer *

Gyula Horn Gyula János Horn (5 July 1932 – 19 June 2013) was a Hungarian politician who was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1994 to 1998. Horn was the last Communist Minister of Foreign Affairs (Hungary), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary. He p ...

(1932–2013), Hungarian politician; third Prime Minister of Hungary * Gyula Illyés (1902–1983), Hungarian poet and novelist *

Gyula Kabos Gyula Kabos (19 March 1887, Budapest – 6 October 1941, New York) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor and comedian, widely known for his comedic movie roles in the late 1930s. Biography Early years Kabos was born into a Jewish family on 19 Marc ...

(1887–1941), Hungarian actor and comedian *

Gyula Kállai Gyula Kállai (; 1 June 1910 – 12 March 1996) was a Hungarian communist politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1951, Chairman of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) from 1965 to 1967 and Speaker of the Natio ...

(1910–1996), Hungarian Communist politician *

Gyula Károlyi Gyula Count Károlyi de Nagykároly in English: Julius Károlyi (7 May 1871 – 23 April 1947) was a conservative Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1931 to 1932. He had previously been prime minister of the coun ...

(1871–1947), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary * Gyula Katona (born 1941) Hungarian mathematician * Gyula Kellner (1871–1940), Hungarian athlete *

Gyula Kertész Gyula Kertész (also known as ''Julius Kertész''; 29 February 1888 – 1 May 1982) was a Hungarian football player and coach. He played as a winger for MTK Budapest, alongside his two brothers, Vilmos and Adolf, and made one appearance for the ...

(1888–1982), Hungarian footballer * Gyula Koi (1977–), Hungarian legal scholar and administrative lawyer *

Gyula Kőnig Gyula Kőnig (16 December 1849 – 8 April 1913) was a mathematician from Hungary. His mathematical publications in German appeared under the name Julius König. His son Dénes Kőnig was a graph theorist. Biography Gyula Kőnig was active lite ...

(1849–1913), Hungarian mathematician *

Gyula Kristó Gyula Kristó (11 July 1939 – 24 January 2004) was a Hungarian historian and medievalist, and also a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Life Gyula Kristó was born in Orosháza Orosháza is a city situated in the westernmost ...

(1939–2004), Hungarian historian * Gyula Krúdy (1878–1933), Hungarian writer and journalist *

Gyula László Gyula László ( Kőhalom, 14 March 1910 – Oradea, 17 June 1998) was a Hungarian historian, archaeologist and artist. His main work is the novel theory of "double conquest" of the Carpathian Basin by Hungarians in 5th and 9th century. The ...

(1910–1998), Hungarian historian, archaeologist and artist *

Gyula Lóránt Gyula Lóránt (born Gyula Lipovics, 6 February 1923 – 31 May 1981) was a Hungarian footballer and manager of Croatian descent. He played as a defender and midfielder for, among others, UTA Arad, Vasas SC, Honvéd and Hungary. During the ...

(1923–1981), Hungarian footballer and manager * Gyula Mándi (1899–1969), Hungarian Olympic footballer and manager *

Gyula Moravcsik Gyula (Julius) Moravcsik (Budapest, 29 January 1892 – Budapest, 10 December 1972), who usually wrote just as Gy. Moravcsik, was a Hungarian professor of Greek philology and Byzantine history who in 1967 was awarded the Pour le Mérite for Scien ...

(1892–1972), Hungarian historian and byzantologist *

Gyula Németh (linguist) Gyula Németh (; November 2, 1890 – December 14, 1976), commonly known in English as Julius Németh was a Hungarian linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing t ...

(1890–1976), Hungarian linguist and turkologist * Gyula Ortutay (1910–1978), Hungarian ethnographer and politician *

Gyula Pados Gyula Pados (; born 2 April 1969) is a Hungarian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director Wes Ball on the films '' Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials'', '' Maze Runner: The Death Cure'', and '' Kingdom of the Planet ...

(born 1969), Hungarian cinematographer and director *

Gyula Pártos Gyula Pártos (born Julius Puntzmann, 17 August 1845 – 22 December 1916) was a Hungarian architect.Pártos ...

(1845–1916), Hungarian architect * Gyula Sáringer (1928–2009), Hungarian agronomist and entomologist *

Gyula Szabó Gyula Szabó (15 July 1930 – 4 April 2014) was a Hungarians, Hungarian actor. He won two Mari Jászai Prizes. He appeared in forty movies between 1953 and 2002. He is best known for appearing in movies such as ''Ifjú szívvel'' (1953), ...

(1930–2014), Hungarian actor *

Gyula Szapáry Count Gyula Szapáry de Szapár, Muraszombat et Széchy-Sziget, Arhaically English: Julius Szapáry, French: Jules Szapáry (1 November 1832 – 20 January 1905) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1890 t ...

(1832–1905), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary * Gyula Török (1938–2014), Hungarian boxer * Gyula Vikidál (born 1948), Hungarian singer * Gyula Wlassics (1852–1937), Hungarian politician * Gyula Zsivótzky (1937–2007), Hungarian hammer thrower * Gyula Grosz (1962), Hungarian Artist and Jewelry Designer

References

Sources

* * * * *