What's in a name?
My last name is 'W e i n r y b'. In Hebrew and Yiddish it is pronounced 'Vaynreb'. I punched it into Wikipedia, and here is what I found:
German word Weinrebe, Weinreben (Yiddish: vaynreb), Rebe means grape, especially the tree of grape.
This word has same meaning with Weinstock, Weinbaum.
Variations are Weinrub, Weinrib, etc.
Geffen, Gefen, Gopen, is Hebraised form of Wein- style surnames.
Wein, Vayn (Russian: Вайн, װײַן) means grape, vine, wine in German language and Yiddish language.
On onomastics in Judaism, there are many surnames: Weiner, Weinfeld, Weingart, Weingarten, Weingott, Weinheim, Weinheimer, Weininger, Weinkop, Weinlager, Weinlander, Weinlaub, Weinmann, W e i n r y b, Weinsberg, Weinshel, Weinschelbaum, Weinschenk, Weinschenk-Bender, Weinschenker, Weinshenker, etc..
According to Nelly Weiss, Wein- style family names are originated from signboards (house sign, house shield, cf.herald) like Jewish communities like Frankfurt/Main.
Got any cool info about your last name? Look it up and see what you get.
posted by Avi at 8:08 pm
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My original name (Justitz), I have no idea. I can't really find it anywhere, just other people with the name on Google.
However, Germany's justice minister is the 'Bundesminister der Justiz' and the ministry is the 'Bundesministerium der Justiz'.
And hey, my last name appears in Hitler's will! He appoints Otto Thierack as his new Bundesminister der Justiz. But I'll bet Noam knew that already.
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