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Gerstein

Gerstein proper noun: an eastern Ashkenazi surname from German.

Proper noun

Gerstein (plural Gersteins)

  1. An eastern Ashkenazi surname from German.

Forms of Gerstein

pluralGersteins

Origin of Gerstein

Uncertain, possibly from German Gerste (“barley”) + -stein.

Questions about Gerstein

What does Gerstein mean?
Gerstein means an eastern Ashkenazi surname from German.
What part of speech is Gerstein?
Gerstein is a proper noun.

Words near Gerstein in the dictionary

  1. Gershwinian
  2. Gerson
  3. Gerson therapy
  4. Gersons
  5. Gerst
  6. Gerstein
  7. Gersteins
  8. gerstleyite
  9. Gerstmann
  10. Gerstmann syndrome
  11. Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

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