Kertész
Kertész is a Hungarian occupational surname, which means gardener, derived from kert ("garden").[1] Alternative spellings include Kertesz and Kertes. The surname may refer to:
- Alice Kertész (born 1935), Hungarian gymnast
- Amir Kertes (born 1975), Israeli musician
- André Kertész (1894–1985), Hungarian photographer
- Daniella Kertesz (born 1989), Israeli actress
- Dezsö Kertész (1892–1965), Hungarian actor
- Edith Kertész-Gabry (1927–2012), Hungarian singer
- Géza Kertész (1894–1945), Hungarian football player and manager
- Imre Kertész (1929-2016), Hungarian writer
- István Kertész (conductor) (1929–1973), Hungarian conductor
- István Kertész (diplomat) (1904–1986), Hungarian diplomat
- János Kertész (born 1965), Hungarian physicist
- Joseph Kertes (born 1951), Canadian writer
- Kálmán Kertész (1867–1922), Hungarian entomologist
- Mihalj Kertes (born 1947), Serbian politician
- Tom Kertes (born 1973), American political activist
- Zoltan I. Kertesz (1903–1968), Hungarian food scientist
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hungarian language |
| Meaning | Gardener |
| Region of origin | Hungary |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Gärtner (Gaertner, Gertner, Gartner), Gardner, Gardiner, Gradnik (Slovene) |
See also
- Kertész (crater), a crater on Mercury
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names. "Kertész Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 20 January 2016.
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