Save Type Surname (from nickname) Gender Unisex & Masculine Usage Hungarian, Slovak Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɒɟ/(Hungarian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname meaning "big, great" in Hungarian, referring to one's characteristics. This is the most common Hungarian surname. Related NamesDetails RootnagyVariantNagyová(Slovak) User SubmissionNagy Categories guitarists, isograms, playwrights, sizes