"Rifkin" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Rifkins [plural]
Etymology: Jewish metronymic surname, from the Yiddish personal name רבֿקה (rivke, “Rebecca”), with the addition of the Proto-Slavic metronymic suffix *-inъ. Etymology templates: {{der|en|yi|-}} Yiddish, {{der|en|sla-pro|-}} Proto-Slavic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Rifkins}} Rifkin (plural Rifkins)
  1. A surname from Yiddish. Wikipedia link: Rifkin Synonyms: Rifkind Derived forms: Rifkinite

Inflected forms

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