Surname · also Yiddish
Temkin
Temkin is a surname from Yiddish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Temkin comes from Yiddish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Temkin as a surname developed from תָּמָר.
Temkin’s family of names
In English usage, Temkin as a surname developed from תָּמָר.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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