Szilágyi

Szilágyi (Romanian: Silaghi) is a Hungarian surname. It also refers to a county in the Kingdom of Hungary by the name of Szilágy. The region has been part of Romania since 1918.[1]

For the village called Szilágyi see Svilojevo.
A map of the Kingdom of Hungary showing the location of Szilágyi
Present day location of Sălaj County on the map of Romania

Description

The actual name means either from the county of Szilágy or of the noble clan of Szilagyi. The original Hungarian spelling of the name is "Szilágyi"; it has been modified to "Silaghi" in its Romanian variation. The Hungarian letters "Sz" and "gy" are replaced by the similarly pronounced "S" and "g" respectively in the Romanian version of the name.

The Szilágyi clan exerted a strong influence over this region of Europe during the late to middle 14th century.

People with the surname

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References

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