| Romanization | Jaffe Jaffé Yaffe Ioffe Joffe Yuffa Jouffa |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Word/name | yafe |
| Derivation | Jaffe |
| Meaning | beautiful |
| [1] | |
Joffe (Joffé, Иоффе, Ioffe, Yoffe) is a Hebrew-language surname, a variant of Jaffe. [2] Notable people with this surname include:
- Abraham Z. Joffe, Soviet and then Israeli mycologist
- Abram Fedorovich Ioffe, Russian physicist
- Adolph Joffe (Adolf Joffe), Russian Marxist revolutionary and Soviet politician
- Avraham Yoffe, Israeli general and politician
- Boris Yoffe (born 1968), Russian-born Israeli composer
- Carole Joffe, American sociologist and reproductive rights advocate
- Chantal Joffe, English painter
- Charles H. Joffe, American film producer
- Dina Joffe (born 1952), Latvian pianist, Israeli citizen
- Emily Yoffe, American journalist
- Inna Yoffe (born 1988), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Jasper Joffe, British contemporary artist and novelist
- Joel Joffe, Lord Joffe, British life peer, former head of Oxfam, former lawyer to Nelson Mandela
- Josef Joffe, German and American journalist and international studies scholar
- Julia Ioffe, Russian-American journalist and blogger
- Manne Joffe, Swedish chess master
- Mark Joffe, Australian film director
- Mordecai Yoffe, East European rabbi and Judaism scholar
- Nadezhda Joffe, Soviet Trotskyist
- Rodney Joffe, internet entrepreneur and an internet data expert
- Roland Joffé, English-French film director
- Yudl Yoffe, Yiddish writer, translator and sculptor
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Joffe
- All pages with titles containing Joffe
- Jaffe family
- Jaffa (disambiguation)
- Jaffee
- Joffa (disambiguation)
- Yoffie
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1394. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ Kaganoff, Benzion C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-56821-953-0. OCLC 34409787. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
This page lists people with the
surname Joffe.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
| Romanization | Jaffe Jaffé Yaffe Ioffe Joffe Yuffa Jouffa |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Word/name | yafe |
| Derivation | Jaffe |
| Meaning | beautiful |
| [1] | |
Joffe (Joffé, Иоффе, Ioffe, Yoffe) is a Hebrew-language surname, a variant of Jaffe. [2] Notable people with this surname include:
- Abraham Z. Joffe, Soviet and then Israeli mycologist
- Abram Fedorovich Ioffe, Russian physicist
- Adolph Joffe (Adolf Joffe), Russian Marxist revolutionary and Soviet politician
- Avraham Yoffe, Israeli general and politician
- Boris Yoffe (born 1968), Russian-born Israeli composer
- Carole Joffe, American sociologist and reproductive rights advocate
- Chantal Joffe, English painter
- Charles H. Joffe, American film producer
- Dina Joffe (born 1952), Latvian pianist, Israeli citizen
- Emily Yoffe, American journalist
- Inna Yoffe (born 1988), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
- Jasper Joffe, British contemporary artist and novelist
- Joel Joffe, Lord Joffe, British life peer, former head of Oxfam, former lawyer to Nelson Mandela
- Josef Joffe, German and American journalist and international studies scholar
- Julia Ioffe, Russian-American journalist and blogger
- Manne Joffe, Swedish chess master
- Mark Joffe, Australian film director
- Mordecai Yoffe, East European rabbi and Judaism scholar
- Nadezhda Joffe, Soviet Trotskyist
- Rodney Joffe, internet entrepreneur and an internet data expert
- Roland Joffé, English-French film director
- Yudl Yoffe, Yiddish writer, translator and sculptor
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Joffe
- All pages with titles containing Joffe
- Jaffe family
- Jaffa (disambiguation)
- Jaffee
- Joffa (disambiguation)
- Yoffie
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1394. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ Kaganoff, Benzion C. (1996). A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-56821-953-0. OCLC 34409787. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
This page lists people with the
surname Joffe.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.