Tamás Zsolt Farkas

Tamás Zsolt Farkas is a habilitated Associate Professor at the Institute of Hungarian Linguistics and Finno-Ugric Studies within Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), serving as Head of Department for Hungarian Historical Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, and Dialectology. His work bridges applied onomastics and dimensional linguistics, focusing on surname systems, name magyarization, and cultural contexts of naming.

• PhD (2002) and habilitation (2013) from ELTE
• Editor-in-chief of Névtani Értesítő (Hungarian onomastic journal)
• Editor of Magyar Nyelv (Hungarian language journal)

Research Interests:

• Applied Onomastics: lexicography, translation studies, and terminology
• Historical Onomastics: surname systems, name regulation, and ethnic categorization
• Dimensional Linguistics: intersections of language, identity, and cultural change

His publications analyze Hungarian name stocks, surname typologies, and the sociocultural implications of name changes. He contributes to international onomastic cooperation and has co-authored works with scholars from multiple countries.