Németh is a
Hungariansurname. In Hungarian, német means "German" (it is a variation of the word "néma", meaning "does not speak"; often used to describe the condition of being "mute". In this context, the German-speaking person "does not speak" the local language of Hungarian, or alternatively/previously/simultaneously, Slavic, as the word is thought to derive from a
Slavic language);[1] the h is a remnant of obsolete Hungarian spelling, as frequently found in names, especially in families of noble origin. Alternate spellings include "Nemeth", "Neimeth", "Német", "Nemath", "Namath", "Nameth", "Nemet" and "Nimitz". The name is also common in Austria and Germany. It is an uncommon
given name.[citation needed] People with the name or its variants include:[2]
People
Németh
Angéla Németh (1946–2014), Hungarian track and field athlete
^A similar linguistic development exists with the
Arabic word
Ajam which literally means "silent", or "
mute" and in fact means "non-
Arab" or specifically "
Persian" .
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