etymology

[Alina Israeli]

I'd like to add a couple of Jewish toponymic last names: Lincoln and Wahburg, the bankers.

On Apr 2, 2014, at 10:47 AM, Robert Rothstein <rar at SLAVIC.UMASS.EDU> wrote:

> 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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