Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedCoined by Hungarian poet Mihály Vörösmarty in 1825 in his poem Zalán futása (“The Flight of Zalán”) as a male given name. First used as a female given name by Hungarian poet Péter Vajda in 1839.
Sources for this account (4)
- Wiktionary: DalmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: DalmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: DalmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: DalmaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
