Polish, Ukrainian, Czech, and Slovak: topographic name from Polish and
Ukrainian buda, Czech bouda ‘hut’, ‘cabin’, ‘shack’,
‘stall’.Polish and Ukrainian: from a short form of any of
various compound personal names beginning with Budzi-.Czech and Slovak: from a short form of the Czech personal name
Budislav, composed of the elements budi- ‘to awaken or
inspire’ + slav ‘glory’, or of any other personal name formed
with budi- as the first element.Hungarian:
habitational name from the name of the old capital of Hungary (see
Budai).Slovenian (western Slovenia): perhaps a
derivative from buditi ‘to awaken’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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