According to the local legends its name came from the nuns of the monastery that stood there in the Middle Ages. Others state that it got its name from Katalin Bethlen who was the owner of Kisasszond and died as a young girl.
The place's name supposedly stems from the medieval nuns residing in the area or possibly from Katalin Bethlen, the youthful proprietor of Kisasszond who met an untimely demise.