Kirschenbaum is a German surname of Lutheran or Ashkenazic origin meaning " cherry tree", written Kirschbaum in modern German (Kirschen means "cherries"; Baum means "tree"). [1] It is uncommon as a given name. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in Germany.[ citation needed]
An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.
People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include:
- Alan Kirschenbaum, American television producer and writer
- Binnie Kirshenbaum, American novelist and short story writer
- Faina Kirschenbaum, Israeli politician
- Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist
- Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli media personality and documentarian
- Sheril Kirshenbaum, American science writer
- Susan Kirshenbaum, American television writer
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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Kirschenbaum is a German surname of Lutheran or Ashkenazic origin meaning " cherry tree", written Kirschbaum in modern German (Kirschen means "cherries"; Baum means "tree"). [1] It is uncommon as a given name. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in Germany.[ citation needed]
An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.
People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include:
- Alan Kirschenbaum, American television producer and writer
- Binnie Kirshenbaum, American novelist and short story writer
- Faina Kirschenbaum, Israeli politician
- Marc Kirschenbaum, American origami artist
- Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli media personality and documentarian
- Sheril Kirshenbaum, American science writer
- Susan Kirshenbaum, American television writer
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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.