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Temkin

Temkin proper noun: a surname from Yiddish.

Proper noun

Temkin (plural Temkins)

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Forms of Temkin

pluralTemkins

Origin of Temkin

Jewish metronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer) (see Tomer) + the Proto-Slavic possessive suffix *-inъ.

Questions about Temkin

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

Words near Temkin in the dictionary

  1. Temiars
  2. temir komuz
  3. temir komuzes
  4. Temiskaming
  5. Temiskaming Shores
  6. Temkin
  7. Temkins
  8. Temma
  9. Temme
  10. Temmer
  11. Temmes

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