Zamenhof
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| Meaning | German: Samen-hof means "seed farm", "seed court" possibly Judaic hypocoristic variation from Jewish given name German: Samuel, aka Hebrew: Shmuel > like Zanvel/Zanvl (also may Zevulun), Zangwill, Schimmel, Simmel, Shinwell, Samelberg, etc. |
| Region of origin | Poland |
| Language(s) of origin | German, Yiddish |
Zamenhof is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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- Rozalia Zamenhof, née Sofer (born German: Liba Rachel Samenhof; 1839, Białystok - 1892, Warszawa), mother of Ludwik
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- Dr. L. L. Zamenhof, aka Ludvic Lazarus (Ludwik Lejzer, Ludwik Łazarz) Zamenhof (born Yiddish: אֱלִיעֶזֶר "לײזער" לֵוִי זאַמענהאָף, Eliezer "Leyzer" Levi Zamenhof, German: Ludwig (aka Levi) Lazarus Samenhof, Hebrew: אליעזר לודוויג (לייזער) (לאזארו לודוביקו) זמנהוף, Russian: Лю́двик Ла́зарь "Лейзер" Маркович Заменго́ф; 1859, Białystok, Russian Poland - 1917, Warszawa), eye doctor, philologist, and the inventor of Esperanto
- Klara Zamenhof, née Silbernik (1863, Kaunas - 1924, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist, wife of Ludwik[1]
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- Adam Zamenhof (1888–1940, killed at Palmiry), a Jewish Polish Esperantist, oculist and officer, son of L. L. Zamenhof
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- Wanda Zamenhof-Zaleska, née Frenkel (1893–1954), a Jewish Polish oculist, wife of Adam[2]
- Louis-Christophe Zaleski-Zamenhof (born Ludvik Zamenhof, Polish: Krzysztof Zamenhof-Zaleski; born 1925, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish civil- and marine engineer, grandson of Ludwik
- Lidia Zamenhof (also spelled Polish: Lidja Zamenhof; 1904, Warszawa - 1942, KZ Treblinka), Jewish Polish female Esperantist, the daughter of L. L. Zamenhof
- The Life of Zamenhof, biography of L. L.Zamenhof written in Esperanto by Edmond Privat
- Zamenhof Day (Esperanto: Zamenhofa Tago), birthday of L. L. Zamenhof
- Feliks Fabjan Zamenhof, pseudonyms: FeZ, Zef (1868, Białystok - 1933, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish physici, younger brother of Ludwik[3]
- Leon Zamenhof, pseudonyms: Lozo, Zetel, Elzet (1875, Warszawa - 1934, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish laryngologist[4]
- Henryk Zamenhof (aka Grzegorz Zamenhof; 1871, Białystok - 1932, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish physician[5]
- Markus (-Mordechaj) Zamenhof (1837, Tykocin - 1907, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish state councillor and professor[6]
- Zofia Zamenhof (Esperanto: Sofio Zamenhof; 1889–1942, KZ Treblinka), a Jewish Polish pediatrician and internist [7]
- Helena Zamenhof, née Rittenberg (1874–1940, Warszawa), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist[8]
- Romana Zamenhof (1904, Warszawa - 1975, Paris), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist and pharmaceutist[9]
- Ida Zimmermann, née Zamenhof (1879, Warszawa - 1942, KZ Treblinka), a Jewish Polish female Esperantist[10]
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