Kiskunfélegyháza

Kiskunfélegyháza [ˈkiʃkunfeːlɛɟhaːzɑ]

[Literally::: little Cuman’s half church]

 

kis [ˈkiʃ] – small; little

kun [ˈkun] – Cuman

fél [ˈfeːl] – half

egyház [ˈɛɟhaːz] – church

Hévíz

Hévíz [Literally::: Hey, water!]

Hódmezővásárhely

Hódmezővásárhely [ˈhoːdmɛzøːvaːʃaːrhɛj]

[Literally::: beaver-field-marketplace]

 

hód [ˈhoːd] – beaver

mező [ˈmɛzøː] – field

vásárhely [ˈvaːʃaːrhɛj] – marketplace

vásár [ˈvaːʃaːr] – market

hely [ˈhɛj] – place

The city’s name – which literally translates to Marketplace on the Beavers’ Field – was first mentioned after the unification of two Árpád-era villages, Hód and Vásárhely – the former getting its name after Beaver’s lake, an apocope term of Hód-tó (nowadays marking one of the city’s districts and the canal Hód-tavi-csatorna), the latter Vásárhely coming from the medieval legal term marking the settlements with the right of hosting markets, literally meaning Market Town. The interim term mező, which also refers to the city’s state as an oppidum – a city with certain rights given by its feudal ruler – was later added to the town and its name. ~ wiki

Sátoraljaújhely

Sátoraljaújhely [ˈʃaːtorɑjːɑuːjhɛj]
[Literally::: tent’s-bottom-new-place]

sátor [ˈʃaːtor] – tent
alj [ˈɑjː] – bottom; lower part
új [ˈuːj] – new
hely [ˈhɛj] – place

“Sátor-alja (meaning “under the tent” or “tent’s bottom”, referring to the tent-shaped hill nearby) was a settlement from the Conquest of Hungary until the Tatars destroyed the town. It was rebuilt in the 13th century, although there was disagreement among the citizens concerning the name: some wanted to keep the original name, and some wanted to rename it új hely (“new place”).

Sátoraljaújhely was granted town status in 1261 by King Stephen V, and a castle was also built around that time.” ~ wiki