Given name & surname
Gelfand
“elephant”
Gelfand is a surname from Yiddish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gelfand is a form of Helfand. Helfand goes back to Yiddish העלפֿאַנד, meaning “elephant.”
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Where it comes from
Gelfand is a form of Helfand. Helfand comes from Yiddish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Gelfand’s family of names
In English usage, Gelfand as a surname has a related form in GELFOND. In English usage, Gelfand as a surname has a related form in HELFAND.
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