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Finkelstein

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Finkelstein (Hebrew: פֿינק(ע)לשׁטײַן or פינקלשׁט(י)ין, Russian: Финкельштейн) is a German and Yiddish surname originating from Old High German funko (spark) and stein (stone).[1]

Fünkelstein meant pyrite (George J. Adler, A Dictionary of the German and English Languages, 1848).

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Notable people with the surname include:

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References

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  1. ^ Gerhard Köbler (1994). Taschenwörterbuch des althochdeutschen Sprachschatzes (4th ed.). ISBN 3825218236.