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    Anton Horvath's identity consists of three names: Anton Imre Horvath. The name comes from a Germanic origin, meaning "powerful" and "ruler" his last name is Horvath, a Hungarian surname adopted from his father's side.

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    Anton Horvath's identity consists of three names: Anton Imre Horvath. The name comes from a Germanic origin, meaning "powerful" and "ruler" his last name is Horvath, a Hungarian surname adopted from his father's side.

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    AntonHorvath
    OConnor
    HonorsEnglish9
    15September2015
    AntonImreHorvath
    Anameisanidentitywhatpeoplearecalledandwhattheyshouldtakeprideinhaving.
    Justlikeeveryhumanhasaname,everynamehasabackgroundanorigin.Myidentityconsists
    ofthreenames:AntonImreHorvath,andthesearetheoriginsofmyentirename.
    MyfirstnameisAnton,anameusedcommonlyinEuropeancountriessuchasGermany
    andBulgaria.ThenamecomesfromtheRomannameAntonius,awordthatmeans
    praiseworthy.ThenameispopularintheNorthernScandinaviancountriesaswell,including
    RussiaandDenmark.MymotherandfathernamedmeAntonbecauseofacompromise.My
    fatherwantedtonamemeAtilla(asinAttilatheHun),anameImgladdidntbecome
    permanent.Mymotherhatedhisidea,andtheyfinallycametotheagreementofchoosingAnton
    becauseithadaslightHungarianhintwhichmydadwanted,anditsoundedalrightwithmy
    mother.Therewerenospecialfamilyrelationswiththename,andmyparentschoseitbecause
    oftheirpreferencesonwhatnamesoundedalright.Thisishowmyfirstnamestuck.Speakingof
    sticking,thisishowmymiddlenamecametobe.
    ThesecondnameormiddlenameofmyidentityisImre,anameverycommonlyusedin
    thecountriesofHungaryandGermanyinEurope.ThenamecomesfromaGermanicorigin,
    meaningpowerfulandruler.TheequivalentofImreinEnglishisactuallyHenry.Ireceived
    thenameImrebecausemymotherandfatherwantedtomakemymiddlenamethefirstnameof

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    mygrandfather,amanwhohadpassedawayduringmyfatherschildhood.Hediedduetoa
    failureduringanoperation,andmyfatherwasraisedwithmyunclebymygrandmother.My
    fatherwantedtocommemoratehim,andthus,IreceivedthemiddlenameImre.Itakepridein
    havingthefirstnameofanamazingman.Myidentitycannotbecomplete,however,withouta
    lastname.
    MylastnameisHorvath,aHungariansurnameadoptedfrommyfathersside.Itisalso
    commonlyfoundincountriessuchasGermany.ThenamesoriginisSlavic,anareaconsistedof
    IndoEuropeansincountriessuchasRussia,Poland,etc.TheSlavicpeoplewerespacedapart
    betweencategoriesliketheEastSlavicLanguage,SouthSlavicLanguage,etc.Igotthelast
    namefrommyfather,EmoryHorvath.Myfathertookthelastnamefromhisfather,ormy
    grandfatherImreHorvath.ThesurnameHorvathcanalsobespelledwithanaccentoverthea,
    amorecommonspellinginEurope.
    Everypersonhasanameandidentity,andeverynameandidentityhashistorybehindit
    AntonstemmingfromAntonius,ImreoriginatingfromGermany,andHorvathdiggingitsroots
    fromSlaviccountriessuchasRussia.Thesearewheremynamescamefrom,makingupthe
    identityImhappytohave.Dontletyourownidentitybeamystery,butrather,aprizedpieceof
    information.

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    WorksCited
    "HorvathFamilyHistory."
    Ancestry
    .N.p.,n.d.Web.15Sept.2015.
    "HorvathFamilyCrest,CoatofArmsandNameHistory."
    HorvathFamilyCrest,CoatofArms
    Crest,CoatofArmsandNameHistory
    .N.p.,n.d.Web.15Sept.2015.
    "Meaning,OriginandHistoryoftheNameAnton."
    BehindtheName
    .N.p.,n.d.Web.15Sept.
    2015.

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