Nagy

Article summary

Nagy ( ) is a common Hungarian surname, meaning 'big'. The surname is also common among ethnic Hungarians in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, where it is spelled Nađ ( ) and may be transliterated in other languages as Nadj. In Romania, the name Nagy is sometimes rendered as Naghi. The name also appears in Slovak and Czech languages, where the feminine form is Nagyová. The name Nagy is transliterated into Russian and Ukrainian as Надь and rendered in English as Nad. The top three most frequent surnames in Hungary are Nagy, Kovács and Tóth. It is also among the top three Hungarian surnames in Romania: (Szabó, Nagy, Kovács). A number of Hungarian nationals changed their names meaning 'big' in other languages (Gross/Grosz, Velký/Welky) to 'Nagy' during the Magyarization of personal names. Notable people with the surname include:

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1942". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370804877