61. Green
It is an anglicized form of the Yiddish
name ‘Grin’ or German ‘Grun.’ Both words mean the color green in their
respective languages.
62. Greenberg
It is the anglicized form of the German
surname ‘Grunberg’ that means ‘green mountain.’ The name may have referred to
someone from any of the several places called Grunberg in Poland and Germany.
63. Gurewitz
It is a variant spelling of ‘Horowitz,’
which is a toponymic name derived from Horovice, a town in the Central Bohemian
region of Czech Republic.
64. Guttenberg
It refers to an ornamental name combined
of the Germanic elements ‘gut’ meaning ‘good’ and ‘berg’ meaning ‘hill’ or
‘mountain.’
65. Haim
It is derived from the Yiddish personal
name ‘Khayim’ that comes from the Hebrew word ‘chayyim’ meaning ‘life.’
66. Halpert
It is a variant of the name ‘Halpern’
that is a toponymic name for the inhabitants of Heilbronn city in Germany. This
city had a large Jewish population in medieval ages.
67. Hamburg
This is a toponymic name for someone who
came from the city of Hamburg in Germany. The name of the city is composed of
the Germanic elements ‘ham’ meaning a ‘water meadow’ and ‘burg’ meaning a
‘fortified town.’
68. Hellberg
This name is derived from the German
elements ‘hell’ meaning ‘bright’ or ‘light’ and ‘berg’ meaning ‘hill’ or
‘mountain.’
69. Heller
It is derived from the German word ‘hell’
that means ‘bright’ or ‘light.’ This was likely used as a nickname for a person
with a light complexion.
70. Himel
It is an ornamental name derived from the
German word ‘himmel’ meaning ‘heaven.’
71. Hirsch
This is an Ashkenazi Jewish name derived
from the ‘Yiddish’ word ‘hirsh’ meaning ‘deer.’
72. Horowitz
It is a name that originally belonged to
a family line, which came from Horovice, a town in the Czech Republic.
73. Huberman
It is an elaborate form of the name
‘Huber,’ which is derived from the Yiddish word ‘hober’ meaning ‘oats.’ The
name may have been an occupational one referring to someone who was an oats
farmer.
74. Hyatt
This surname is an anglicized spelling of
the name ‘Chayat’ that is derived from the Yiddish word ‘khayet’ meaning
‘tailor.’
75. Isaac
This is taken from Hebrew personal name
Itzhak or Yitzhak, which means ‘he laughs.’ It is a biblical name derived from
Judaism.
76. Israel
This surname is taken from the Hebrew personal
name ‘Yitzchaq’ meaning ‘may he smile,’ ‘may he rejoice,’ or ‘may he always
stay happy.’
77. Jablonsky
It is the variant of the name ‘Jablonski’
that is derived from the word ‘jablon,’ which is the Polish word for ‘apple
tree.’
78. Janowicz
This last name refers to someone who came
from any of the places called Janowice, Janow, or Janowo in Poland.
79. Kane
It is an altered spelling of ‘Cohen’ that
is taken from the Hebrew word ‘kohen’ meaning ‘priest.’
80. Kaplan
It is a Germanic form of ‘Cohen,’ a
priest who serves at a Jewish temple. The word ‘kaplan’ means ‘chaplain’ in
German and ‘priest’ in Polish.
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