Given name & surname · also Yiddish
Ziskind
“sweet”
Ziskind is a surname from Yiddish, ultimately from Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ziskind goes back to Yiddish זיס, meaning “sweet.”
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Where it comes from
Ziskind comes from Yiddish, and ultimately from Old High German.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
A transliteration of Yiddish זיסקינד, from Yiddish זיס (“sweet”), from Yiddish קינד (“child”).
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Ziskind’s family of names
In English usage, Ziskind as a surname has a related form in SISKIN. In English usage, Ziskind as a surname has a related form in SISKIND. In English usage, Ziskind as a surname has a related form in SUSSKIND.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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