Wolfsohn
Pronunciation | [volfzo:n] |
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Language(s) | German, Yiddish |
Meaning | son of Wolff, Wolf |
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Variant form(s) | Wolfson, Wolfssohn, Wolffssohn; Wolffson, Wolfsson, Wolffsson; Wolfowitz, Wolfskin; Ze'ev, Ze'evi |
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Wolfsohn is a German language surname, which means "son of Wolf". Alternative spellings include Wolffsohn, Wolfssohn, and Wolffssohn. The name may refer to:
- Aaron Halle-Wolfssohn (1754–1835), German translator and writer
- Alfred Wolfsohn (1896–1962), German singing teacher
- David Wolffsohn (1856–1914), German businessman and Zionist activist
- Michael Wolffsohn (born 1947), German historian
See also
- Wolfson
- Wolffsohn's viscacha
- Wolffsohn's leaf-eared mouse
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Wolfsohn, Wolffsohn, Wolfssohn, Wolffssohn. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
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Family names derived from the word "wolf"
Ó Faoláin, Phelan, Whalan, Whalen, Whelan, Felan, Folan, Mac Conallaidh, McNally
- East Slavic: Biryuk, Biryukov, Volchek, Volchenkov, Volchkov, Volchok, Volk, Volkov (Volkoff, Wolkoff), Volkovich, Vovchenko, Vovchok, Vovchynskyi, Vovk
- South Slavic: Vučević, Vučić, Vučko, Vučetić/Vuchetich, Vučković, Vujić, Vukašinović, Vukasović, Vukčević, Vukić, Vukičević, Vukićević, Vuković/Vukovich, Vuksanović
- West Slavic: Vlček, Vlk, Wilczek, Wilczyński, Wilk, Wolkowicz