[2] It is recorded as Mundzucus by Jordanes, Mundiucus by Cassiodorus, Μουνδίουχος (Moundioukhos) by Priscus, and Μουνδίου (Moundiou) by Theophanes of Byzantium.
[5] According to Gerhard Doerfer, the name can be derived from a Gothic *Mundiweihs, from mund- (protection) and weihs (battle).
[6] Gottfried Schramm rejects a Germanic origin for the name because Mundzuk must have been born before 373, when the Huns and Goths first came into contact.
[7] Gyula Németh and László Rásonyi argued that the name is a transcription of Turkic munčuq, munʒuq, minʒaq, bunčuq, bonʒuq, mončuq, with the potential meanings of "jewel, pearl, bead" or "flag".
[8][9][a] Gerhard Doerfer argues that this derivation is unlikely because in the oldest Turkic inscriptions this word is written beginning with a b (*bunčuq) rather than an m.[15] Known as Bendegúz in Hungarian,[16] he appears in Hungary's national anthem as an ancestor of the Hungarians.