Surname

Zipkin

Zipkin is a surname from Yiddish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zipkin comes from Yiddish.

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How it developed

In English usage, Zipkin as a surname developed from Zipporah.

Zipkin’s family of names

In English usage, Zipkin as a surname developed from Zipporah.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Yiddish

Zalkin

Zalkin is a surname from Yiddish.

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Old High German

Ziskind

“sweet”

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Old High German

Zilberstein

“silver”

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Slavic

Rifkin

Rifkin is a surname from Yiddish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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German

Zingel

“defensive wall”

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Slavic

Temkin

Temkin is a surname from Yiddish, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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Yiddish

Peskin

Peskin is a surname from Yiddish.

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Yiddish

Estrin

Estrin is a surname from Yiddish.

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Sibling ideas

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