Surname · Yiddish
שאַפּיראָ
שאַפּיראָ (shapiro) is a surname. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Shapiro.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
שאַפּיראָ is Shapiro written in the Hebrew alphabet. Shapiro comes from Yiddish.
Explained through its name family
שאַפּיראָ’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, שאַפּיראָ as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form SHAPIRO. In Yiddish usage, שאַפּיראָ as a surname has a related form in שפּיראָ. In Yiddish usage, שאַפּיראָ as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the English form SHAPIRO.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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