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Also known as Piroska (first name), Piroska (given name), Piroshka

Piroska is a Hungarian feminine given name. Derived from the Latin name Prisca ("ancient"), the Hungarian form of the name originally appeared as Piriska, later developing into Piroska. This change was likely due to Piriska's similarity to the Hungarian name — and color — Piros ('red').

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language of work or name
Hungarian
native label
Piroska
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
P620
Cologne phonetics
1784
Caverphone
PRSK11
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Piroska (given name)

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  • Notable Piroskas and Piris
  • Given name
  • Surname
  • The name ''Piroska'' in popular culture
  • See also
  • References

Piroska is a Hungarian feminine given name. Derived from the Latin name Prisca ("ancient"), the Hungarian form of the name originally appeared as Piriska, later developing into Piroska. This change was likely due to Piriska's similarity to the Hungarian name — and color — Piros ('red').

The name is on the official list of Hungarian names managed by the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Its diminutive form, or nickname, Piri, has developed into a standalone name.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piroska” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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