Finkelstein (Hebrew: פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן or פינקלשׁט(י)ין, Russian: Финкельштейн) is a German and Yiddish surname originating from Old High German funko (spark) and stein (stone).[1]

Fünkelstein meant pyrite (George J. Adler, A Dictionary of the German and English Languages, 1848).

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. Gerhard Köbler (1994). Taschenwörterbuch des althochdeutschen Sprachschatzes (4th ed.). ISBN 3825218236.
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