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Wein means grape, vine, wine in German and Yiddish (װײַנ).
According to Nelly Weiss, [1] Wein- style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Wein, American sculptor
- Berel Wein, Orthodox rabbi
- Desiderius Wein (1873–1944), Hungarian doctor and gymnast
- Elizabeth E. Wein, American author residing in Scotland
- George Wein, jazz pianist
- Glynis Wein, colorist in the comics industry, first wife of Len
- Len Wein (1948–2017), American comic book writer
See also
- Der Wein, 1929 concert aria by Alban Berg
- All pages with titles beginning with Wein
- All pages with titles containing Wein
- Wain
- Wine
- Vine
References
- ^ Nelly Weiss. The Origin of Jewish Family Names. p. 216. Published by Peter Lang, 2002. ISBN 978-0820456447
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surname Wein.
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Look up
Wein in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wein means grape, vine, wine in German and Yiddish (װײַנ).
According to Nelly Weiss, [1] Wein- style family names originated from signboards (house sign, house shield) in Jewish communities.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Wein, American sculptor
- Berel Wein, Orthodox rabbi
- Desiderius Wein (1873–1944), Hungarian doctor and gymnast
- Elizabeth E. Wein, American author residing in Scotland
- George Wein, jazz pianist
- Glynis Wein, colorist in the comics industry, first wife of Len
- Len Wein (1948–2017), American comic book writer
See also
- Der Wein, 1929 concert aria by Alban Berg
- All pages with titles beginning with Wein
- All pages with titles containing Wein
- Wain
- Wine
- Vine
References
- ^ Nelly Weiss. The Origin of Jewish Family Names. p. 216. Published by Peter Lang, 2002. ISBN 978-0820456447
This page lists people with the
surname Wein.
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.