Surname · Yiddish
ספּיוואַק
“singer”
ספּיוואַק (spivak) is a surname. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Spivak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ספּיוואַק is Spivak written in the Hebrew alphabet. Spivak goes back to Ukrainian співак, meaning “singer.”
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Where it comes from
ספּיוואַק is Spivak written in the Hebrew alphabet. Spivak comes from Ukrainian.
Explained through its name family
ספּיוואַק’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, ספּיוואַק as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as SPIVAK. In Yiddish usage, ספּיוואַק as a surname has a transliteration in SPIVAK.
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