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Zeldin

Zeldin proper noun: a surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

Proper noun

Zeldin

  1. A surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
    • She was joined at the New York City fete by fellow Trump throne-sniffer Lee Zeldin […]2021 September 24, Tom Gogola, “Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbuss”, in The Nation, archived from the original on 01 Jun 2022, retrieved 01 Jun 2022
    • On New Year’s Eve, Lee Zeldin did something out of character for an Environmental Protection Agency leader who has been hacking away at regulations intended to protect Americans’ air and water.2026 February 4, “MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it’s working on environmental rules”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2026

Origin of Zeldin

From Middle High German sælde (“blessed, fortunate, happiness”).

Questions about Zeldin

What does Zeldin mean?
Zeldin means a surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
What part of speech is Zeldin?
Zeldin is a proper noun.

Words near Zeldin in the dictionary

  1. Zelda-like
  2. Zeldaesque
  3. Zeldalike
  4. Zeldas
  5. Zeldavanias
  6. Zeldin
  7. Zeledon
  8. Zeledons
  9. Zelenak
  10. Zelenaks
  11. Zelendvor

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