Given name & surname · also German

Fein

“fine”

Fein is a surname from German, ultimately from Yiddish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Fein goes back to a word meaning “fine.”

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Where it comes from

Fein comes from German, and ultimately from Yiddish.

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How it developed

From Yiddish פֿײַן.

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Fein’s family of names

In English usage, Fein as a surname has a related form in Fain. In Greek usage, Fein as a surname is a transliteration of Φέιν.

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