What is "arpad"

Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Hungarian tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He may have been either the sacred ruler or kende of the Hungarians, or their military leader or gyula, although most details of his life are debated by historians, because different sources contain contradictory information. Despite this, many Hungarians refer to him as the "founder of our country", and Árpád's preeminent role in the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin has been emphasized by some later chronicles. The dynasty descending from Árpád ruled the Kingdom of Hungary until 1301.

Arpad or Árpád may refer to:

• Árpád (c. 845–907), first ruler of Hungary
• Árpád Bridge, a bridge in Budapest, Hungary, named after the above person
• Árpád dynasty, the ruling dynasty in Hungary
• Árpád (given name), a Hungarian men's name
• Arpad, Syria, an ancient city in present-day Syria near Aleppo
• Arpad, the Gypsy, a Hungarian-French-German television film series
• Árpád, the Hungarian name for Arpăşel village, Batăr Commune, Bihor County, Romania
• SMS Árpád, the name of an Austro-Hungarian battleship

Arpad or Árpád is a Hungarian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Árpád Ambrusz (born 1980), Hungarian football player
• Árpád Balázs (born 1937), Hungarian classical music composer
• Árpád Bárány (born 1931), Hungarian Olympic fencer
• Árpád Basch (1873–1944), Hungarian painter and graphic artist
• Arpad Busson (born 1963), French financier and London-based socialite
• Árpád Bogsch (1919–2004), Hungarian turned American international civil servant
• Árpád Csonka (born 1991), Slovak football player
• Arpad Darazs (1922–1986), Hungarian-American music educator
• Árpád Doppler (1857–1927), Hungarian-German composer
• Árpád Duka-Zólyomi (born 1941), Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament
• Arpad Elo (1903–1992), the creator of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess
• Árpád Feszty (1856–1914), Hungarian painter
• Árpád Göncz (born 1922), Hungarian liberal politician and former President of Hungary
• Árpád Házi (1908–1970), Hungarian communist politician
• Árpád Henney (1895–1980), Hungarian politician and military officer who served as Minister without portfolio between 1944 and 1945 in the Nazi-dominated Ferenc Szálasi cabinet
• Arpad Joó (born 1948), Hungarian conductor and concert pianist
• Árpád Lengyel (1915–1993), Hungarian swimmer
• Árpád Majoros (born 1983), Hungarian football player
• Árpád Mihály (born 1980), Romanian ice hockey player
• Arpad Miklos (1967–2013), Hungarian pornographic actor
• Árpád Milinte (born 1976), Hungarian football player
• Árpád Orbán (1938–2008), Hungarian football player
• Árpád Pál (born 1955), Hungarian former handball player
• Árpád Pédery (1891–1914), Hungarian gymnast
• Árpád Prandler (born 1930), Hungarian judge of the International Criminal Tribunal
• Árpád Pusztai (born 1930), Hungarian-born biochemist and nutritionist
• Arpád Račko (born 1930), Slovak sculptor
• Arpad Simonyik (born 1940), Canadian sprint canoer
• Árpád Soltész (born 1944), Hungarian sprint canoer
• Árpád Soós (1912–1991), Hungarian zoologist, entomologist and museologist
• Árpád Sterbik (born 1979), Hungarian-born Spanish handball player
• Árpád Szabó (1878–1948), Hungarian politician
• Árpád Szakasits (1888–1965), Hungarian Social Democrat, then Communist political figure
• Árpád Székely (living), Hungarian ambassador to the Russian Federation
• Árpád Szenes (1897–1985), Hungarian-Jewish abstract painter who worked in France
• Árpád Tóth (1886–1928), Hungarian poet and translator
• Árpád Vajda (1896–1967), Hungarian chess master
• Arpad Vass (born 1959), research scientist and forensic anthropologist
• Arpad Vass (footballer) (born 1989), Slovenian football player
• Árpád von Degen (1866–1934), Hungarian biologist and botanist
• Árpád Weisz (1896–1944), Hungarian football player and manager
• Arpad Wigand (1906–1983), SS-Oberführer who served as the SS and Police Leader in Warsaw