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Kaufman

Kaufman proper noun: a surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

Proper noun

Kaufman

  1. A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
    • Whether at work or as the protective single mother to her teenage daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), Margaret is a model of calculated control.2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
  2. A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Forms of Kaufman

alternative formKofman

Origin of Kaufman

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

Words formed from Kaufman

Questions about Kaufman

What does Kaufman mean?
Kaufman means a surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
What part of speech is Kaufman?
Kaufman is a proper noun.

Words near Kaufman in the dictionary

  1. Kauffmann
  2. Kauffmanns
  3. Kauffmans
  4. Kaufhold
  5. Kaufholds
  6. Kaufman
  7. Kaufman County
  8. Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome
  9. Kaufmanesque
  10. Kauhajoki
  11. Kauhava

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