Epstein

Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛp.stiːn/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɛp.staɪn/ (rare, after German)
• Rhymes: -iːn, -aɪn
• Hyphenation: Ep‧stein

Epstein (plural Epsteins)

1. A surname from German, notably borne by American-British sculptor Jacob Epstein and American financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; variant form Eppstein.
   • 2021 November 30, Lauren del Valle, Steve Almas, “Woman testifies Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein started sexually abusing her when she was 14”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 28 June 2022:

     A woman who testified Tuesday in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell said she met the close confidante of Jeffrey Epstein and the billionaire businessman when she was 14 and eating ice cream with friends at a camp where he was a benefactor.

• → Japanese: エプスタイン (Epusutain)
• → Korean: 엡스타인 (Epseutain)

Epstein (third-person singular simple present Epsteins, present participle Epsteining, simple past and past participle Epsteined)

1. Alternative letter-case form of epstein.
   • 2020 January 12, Gene Robke, “Suspicious timing of deaths”, in The Belleville News-Democrat‎^[2], volume 163, number 12, Letters to the editor, page 9A:

     [Peter W.] Smith's suicide occurred three days before the Mueller investigation began. Was he "Epsteined"?

   • 2021 August, Noel Rooney, “Dead People's Tales”, in David Sutton, editor, Fortean Times, →ISSN, The Conspirasphere, page 20:

     His [John McAfee's] prophecy about being "Epsteined", as some commentators are calling his death, was posted at the same time.

   • 2024 September 20, “Is Diddy getting ‘Epsteined’ ?”, in The Express Tribune‎^[3], archived from the original on 20 September 2024:

     After his [Sean "Diddy" Combs'] arrest on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and organizing drug-fueled sex parties, social media erupted with fears that Combs might be "Epsteined."

• Eckstein
• Einstein

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Epstein is the 2786^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12952 individuals. Epstein is most common among White (95.72%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Epstein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 531.
• “Epstein”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Epstein”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• Stepien, insteep, pentise

From the place name Eppstein.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛpʃtaɪ̯n/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Ep‧stein

Epstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Epsteins or (with an article) Epstein, feminine genitive Epstein, plural Epsteins)

1. a surname transferred from the place name, of Jewish usage

Borrowed from German Epstein.

Epstein m or f by sense

1. a surname from German