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  PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

  KATALIN The a as in salt, with a slight stress on first syllable (Hungarian for Catherine)

  ELEKES Elekesh with a slight stress on first syllable

  TEMES Temesh with a slight stress on first syllable

  BIRÓ Bee-raw with a slight stress on first syllable

  IRÉN Ee-rayn with a slight stress on first syllable

  BÁLINT Baa-lint with a slight stress on first syllable (Hungarian for Valentine)

  BLANKA The a’s sounded as in salt, Baltic, with a slight stress on first syllable

  LAJOS Loy-osh, with a slight stress on first syllable

  PALI The a sounded as in salt, Baltic, and with a slight stress on first syllable

  TIMÁR Tee-mar with a slight stress on first syllable (not the second)

  KIS Kish