Gurghiu

English

Etymology

From Romanian Gurghiu.

Proper noun

Gurghiu

  1. A commune of Mureș County, Romania.
  2. A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Görgény, probably of Turkic origin. Compare Turkish gürgen (“hornbeam”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gurghiu m

  1. a commune of Mureș County, Romania
  2. a village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania

References

  • Lajos Kiss (Q1111850). Földrajzi nevek etimológiai szótára (’An Etymological Dictionary of Geographical Names / Toponyms’). Fourth, enlarged, revised edition, Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó, 1988, page 528. →ISBN
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