etymology

[Robert Rothstein]

On 4/2/2014 5:46 AM, John Dunn wrote:

  >3. I presume Голдин is another matrilineal surname; what about Берлин 
and Цейтлин?

Yes, Голдин < Golde, Цейтлин < Tseytl (or Tsaytl - one of Tevye's 
daughters). Берлин is most likely from the name of the city, a common 
source of Jewish family names, although usually derived with a suffix, 
e.g., Berliner, Warszawski, Krakauer. There's no femine counterpart to 
the masculine name Berl (< Ber). The songwriter Irving Berlin was born 
Isador Beilin (< Beyle).

Bob Rothstein

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