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Luttwak, Lutwak, Luttwack, Lutvak
(לוטבק, לוטוואק, לוטווק, לוטבאק)
PronunciationLut-wak/Lut-vak
Origin
Language(s)Yiddish
Word/nameYiddish, Lithuanian, German, Polish
MeaningLithuanian, from Lithuania (Litvak)
Region of originLithuania, Poland, Romania, Germany
Other names
Variant form(s)Litvak, Litwack, Litwak, Litvish, Litvin, Litwin, Litwinowicz, Litvinov, Littauer, Lytvyn

Luttwak or Lutwak is a Jewish surname. Notable persons with that name include:

  • Edward Luttwak (born 1942), American military strategist and historian
  • Erwin Lutwak (born 1946), American mathematician
  • Leo Lutwak (1928–2006), American nutritionist, endocrinologist, and biochemist
  • Steven Lutvak, Musician, songwriter and lyricist