Ugrian
/ˈuːɡriən/noun
Relating to the Ugric branch of the Uralic language family, especially Khanty and Mansi, or to its speakers.
Did you know?The name’s ultimate origin is disputed, but medieval European forms connected the Ugric peoples with the Hungarians, helping create a linguistic bridge between the Ural Mountains and Hungary.
Etymological Timeline
Late Antiquity
Greek
Οὔγγροι (Oungroi)
“A Byzantine Greek name for the Hungarians or related steppe peoples; its relationship to later Ugric terminology is debated.”
Medieval period
Old Russian
угринъ (ugrinŭ)
“A Hungarian; a medieval ethnonym used in Slavic sources.”
Medieval period
Russian
угорский (ugorskiy)
“Hungarian or Ugric; later applied more broadly to the Ugric peoples and languages.”
18th–19th Century
French
ougrien
“Ugric; a scholarly term formed through French usage from Russian and related ethnonyms.”
19th Century
English
Ugrian
“Relating to the Ugric branch of Uralic languages or its speakers.”