Goldstein

Goldstein

English

Etymology

One of the ornamental surnames chosen by German Jews, from German Gold (gold) + Stein (stone).

Proper noun

Goldstein (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsteins)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN[1]:
      After learning about the October 7 Hamas attack, Goldstein said she felt overwhelmed and confused at how communities could see the Hamas attack in such different lights.
  2. A district of Schwanheim, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldstein is the 1173rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29938 individuals. Goldstein is most common among White (95.01%) individuals.

Further reading

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Goldstein.

    Proper noun

    Goldstein ?

    1. a surname from German

    German

    Etymology

      From Gold (gold) +‎ Stein (Stein).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈɡɔltˌʃtaɪn]
      • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
      • Hyphenation: Gold‧stein

      Proper noun

      Goldstein n (proper noun, genitive Goldsteins or (optionally with an article) Goldstein)

      1. a subdivision of the Schwanheim quarter of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany
        Synonyms: Siedlung Goldstein, Frankfurt-Goldstein
        Meronyms: Goldstein-Ost, Goldstein-West

      Declension

      Derived terms

      Proper noun

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

      1. a surname

      Declension

      Italian

      Etymology

        Borrowed from German Goldstein.

        Proper noun

        Goldstein m or f by sense

        1. a surname from German

        Portuguese

        Etymology

        Borrowed from German Goldstein.

        Proper noun

        Goldstein m or f by sense

        1. a surname from German

        Spanish

        Etymology

        Borrowed from German Goldstein.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ˈɡoldstein/ [ˈɡol̪d̪s.t̪ẽĩn]
          • Rhymes: -oldstein
        • IPA(key): /ˈɡoldstain/ [ˈɡol̪d̪s.t̪ãĩn]
          • Rhymes: -oldstain
        • Syllabification: Golds‧tein

        Proper noun

        Goldstein m or f by sense

        1. a surname from German