Kossuth (surname)

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Kossuth and its variations—Kossut, Kosuth, Košút, etc.—are surnames of Slavic origin. The literal meaning is "a hornless forest animal", most commonly a female (doe) deer or roe deer. Ko- is a prefix that provides emphasis to the root šutý, meaning "hornless".

In Slovak, košuta or košút can also mean "a castrated goat", "a somersault", or, in dialect, "a bossy person".[1]

Notable people with this surname include

References

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  1. ^ Krajčovič, Rudolf (2010). "Z lexiky stredovekej slovenčiny s výkladmi názvov obcí a miest (24)" (PDF). Kultúra slova (in Slovak) (6). Martin: Vydavateľstvo Matice slovenskej: 343.