Álmos

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Hungarian
Meaning: “dream”
(AHL-moshe)

The name was borne by the first Grand Prince of the Magyars (854-895), according to legend, his mother Emese dreamt that she was impregnated by a Turul bird, begetting Álmos, and she saw he would be the leader of a great nation, hence the origin of his name.

The designated name-day in Hungary is January 1.

Sources

• http://www.behindthename.com/name/a10lmos
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Prince_%C3%81lmos
• http://magyarnevek.com/girls