Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rifkin

/ɹˈɪfkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: rifkin
IPA: /ɹˈɪfkɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

Jewish metronymic surname, from the Yiddish personal name רבֿקה (rivke, “Rebecca”), with the addition of the Proto-Slavic metronymic suffix *-inъ.

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Rifkins (plural) Rifkind (alternative)

Derived Forms

Rifkinite

Questions

How do you pronounce rifkin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪfkɪn/.
What does rifkin mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does rifkin come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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