Given name & surname · also Yiddish
Kushner
“furrier”
Kushner is a surname from Yiddish, ultimately from Ukrainian.
Original Yiddishקושנער
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kushner goes back to Ukrainian кушнір, meaning “furrier.”
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Where it comes from
Kushner comes from Yiddish, and ultimately from Ukrainian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Yiddish קושנער (Kushner), from Ukrainian кушнір (“furrier”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kushner’s family of names
In English usage, Kushner as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the French form Kouchner. In English usage, Kushner as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Кушнер. In English usage, Kushner as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Yiddish form קושנער.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Kushner has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ukrainian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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