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'''Wolffsohn:''' |
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|name = Wolffsohn |
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|pronunciation = [volfzo:n] |
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|meaning = son of [[Wolff]] ([[Wolf]]) |
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|region = Lithuania |
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|language = [[German language|German]], [[Jewish]] ([[Yiddish]]) |
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|related names = [[Wolfsohn]], [[Wolfssohn]], [[Wolffssohn]]; [[Wolfson]], [[Wolffson]], [[Wolfsson]], [[Wolffsson]]; [[Wolfowitz]], [[Wolfskin]]; [[Ze'ev]], [[Ze'evi]] |
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* [[Wolffsohn's Viscacha]] (''Lagidium wolffsohni''), named after [[J. A. Wolffsohn]] |
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* [[Wolffsohn's Leaf-eared Mouse]] (''Phyllotis wolffsohni'') |
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== Family name == |
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* [[David Wolffsohn]] (1856, western Lithuania - 1914), a Jewish Lithuanian-German businessman and Zionist activist |
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* [[Karl Wolffsohn]] (1881 - 1957), Jewish publisher, businessman, film pioneer |
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* [[Michael Wolffsohn]] (born 1947, Tel Aviv), an Israeli-German historian |
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{{surname|Wolffsohn}} |
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[[Category:German-language surnames]] |
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[[Category:Jewish surnames]] |
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Revision as of 23:56, 23 November 2009
Wolffsohn:
| Pronunciation | [volfzo:n] |
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| Language(s) | German, Jewish (Yiddish) |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | son of Wolff (Wolf) |
| Region of origin | Lithuania |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Wolfsohn, Wolfssohn, Wolffssohn; Wolfson, Wolffson, Wolfsson, Wolffsson; Wolfowitz, Wolfskin; Ze'ev, Ze'evi |
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- Wolffsohn's Viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), named after J. A. Wolffsohn
- Wolffsohn's Leaf-eared Mouse (Phyllotis wolffsohni)
Family name
- David Wolffsohn (1856, western Lithuania - 1914), a Jewish Lithuanian-German businessman and Zionist activist
- Karl Wolffsohn (1881 - 1957), Jewish publisher, businessman, film pioneer
- Michael Wolffsohn (born 1947, Tel Aviv), an Israeli-German historian
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