Báthory

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
10/20/2016, 1:17 AM	Mike C	update #93
5/30/2011, 5:41 PM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Type Surname (from location)

Usage Hungarian

Meaning & History

Originally indicated a person from Bátor, a village in Hungary, which might be of Turkic origin meaning "hero". This was the surname of a Hungarian noble family who historically controlled the town. One of the family members, Stephen Báthory, became the king of Poland in the 16th century.