"Epstein" meaning in English

See Epstein in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛp.stiːn/ [General-American], /ˈɛp.staɪn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Epstein.ogg Forms: Epsteins [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Epstein}}, {{bor+|en|de|Epstein}} Borrowed from German Epstein Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} 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. Translations (surname from German): Էփշթեյն (Ēpʻštʻeyn) (Armenian), Epşteyn (Azerbaijani), Эпштэ́йн (Epštéjn) (Belarusian), Эпшта́йн (Epštájn) (Belarusian), 愛潑斯坦 /爱泼斯坦 (Àipōsītǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), Epstein (Dutch), Epstein (French), ეპსტეინი (eṗsṭeini) (Georgian), Epstein (German), Έπστιν (Épstin) (Greek), Epstein (Hungarian), エプスタイン (Epusutain) (Japanese), 엡스타인 (Epseutain) (Korean), Epstein (Portuguese), Epstein (Romanian), Эпште́йн (Epštɛ́jn) (Russian), Эпшта́йн (Epštájn) [masculine] (Russian), Epstein (Turkish), Епште́йн (Epštéjn) (Ukrainian), Епшта́йн (Epštájn) (Ukrainian), Епсті́н (Epstín) (Ukrainian), Епсте́йн (Epstéjn) (Ukrainian), Епста́йн (Epstájn) (Ukrainian)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈɛp.stiːn/ [General-American], /ˈɛp.staɪn/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-Epstein.ogg Forms: Epsteins [present, singular, third-person], Epsteining [participle, present], Epsteined [participle, past], Epsteined [past]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Epstein}}, {{bor+|en|de|Epstein}} Borrowed from German Epstein Head templates: {{en-verb}} Epstein (third-person singular simple present Epsteins, present participle Epsteining, simple past and past participle Epsteined)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of epstein. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: epstein Related terms: Eckstein, Einstein
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