"Mendelson" meaning in English

See Mendelson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmɛndəlsən/, [ˈmɛndl̩sən], [ˈmɛndl̩sn̩] Forms: Mendelsons [plural], Mandelson [alternative], Mendelsohn [alternative], Mendelssohn [alternative], Menderson [alternative]
Etymology: Anglicised from German Mendelssohn or directly from its etymon, Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (mendelson). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Mendelssohn}} German Mendelssohn, {{bor|en|yi|מענדעלסאָן}} Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (mendelson) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Mendelsons}} Mendelson (plural Mendelsons)
  1. An originally Jewish surname from German or Yiddish. Translations (Jewish surname): 門德爾松 /门德尔松 (Méndé'ěrsōng) (Chinese Mandarin), Mendelssohn [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (German), מענדעלסאָן (mendelson) [by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine] (Yiddish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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