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Helfand

Helfand proper noun: a surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun

Helfand (plural Helfands)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Forms of Helfand

pluralHelfands
alternative formGelfand
alternative formGelfond
alternative formHelfant

Origin of Helfand

Borrowed from Yiddish העלפֿאַנד (helfand, “elephant”), a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Questions about Helfand

What does Helfand mean?
Helfand means a surname from Yiddish.
What part of speech is Helfand?
Helfand is a proper noun.

Words near Helfand in the dictionary

  1. helepolises
  2. heles
  3. Heley
  4. Heleșteni
  5. Helf
  6. Helfand
  7. Helfands
  8. helfie
  9. helfies
  10. Helford
  11. Helfrich

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