| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German, Yiddish |
| Meaning | twig, branch |
| Region of origin | Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria |
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Zweig (German for "twig" or "branch") is a German and Yiddish surname. A shortening of Rosenzweig ("Rose branch"). [1] It is the surname of:
- Alan Zweig, Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Ann Strickler Zweig, American scientist
- Arnold Zweig (1887–1968), German writer and pacifist
- Esther Zweig (1906-1981), American author, composer and translator
- George Zweig (born 1937), American particle physicist and neurobiologist
- Martin Zweig (1942–2013), American stock investor and financial analyst
- Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian writer
- Stefan Jerzy Zweig (born 1941) Austrian (formerly Polish) author and camera operator, Holocaust survivor
- Stefanie Zweig (1932–2014), German writer
- Rabbi Yochanan Zweig (born 1942), American Rosh Yeshiva
- Zachi Zweig, birth name of Zachi Dvira, Israeli archaeologist
See also
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surname Zweig.
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.
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References
- ^ American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith, page 263 in the 1972 printing, book first published in 1969
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | German, Yiddish |
| Meaning | twig, branch |
| Region of origin | Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria |
Look up
Zweig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Zweig (German for "twig" or "branch") is a German and Yiddish surname. A shortening of Rosenzweig ("Rose branch"). [1] It is the surname of:
- Alan Zweig, Canadian documentary filmmaker
- Ann Strickler Zweig, American scientist
- Arnold Zweig (1887–1968), German writer and pacifist
- Esther Zweig (1906-1981), American author, composer and translator
- George Zweig (born 1937), American particle physicist and neurobiologist
- Martin Zweig (1942–2013), American stock investor and financial analyst
- Stefan Zweig (1881–1942), Austrian writer
- Stefan Jerzy Zweig (born 1941) Austrian (formerly Polish) author and camera operator, Holocaust survivor
- Stefanie Zweig (1932–2014), German writer
- Rabbi Yochanan Zweig (born 1942), American Rosh Yeshiva
- Zachi Zweig, birth name of Zachi Dvira, Israeli archaeologist
See also
This page lists people with the
surname Zweig.
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.
References
- ^ American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith, page 263 in the 1972 printing, book first published in 1969