Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epshteyn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: epshteyn
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Example Sentences

"A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started looking into it, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish עפּשטײן (epshteyn) (whence also Hebrew אֶפְּשְׁטֵיין (épshtein)). Doublet of Epstein and Eppstein.

Questions

What does epshteyn mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does epshteyn come from?: Borrowed from Yiddish עפּשטײן (epshteyn) (whence also Hebrew אֶפְּשְׁטֵיין (épshtein)). Doublet of Epstein and Eppstein.

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