"Ziskind" meaning in English

See Ziskind in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Ziskinds [plural], Siskin [alternative], Siskind [alternative], Susskind [alternative]
Etymology: Transliteration of Yiddish זיסקינד (ziskind), from Yiddish זיס (zis, “sweet”) and Yiddish קינד (kind, “child”), from Old High German. Etymology templates: {{translit|en|yi|זיסקינד}} Transliteration of Yiddish זיסקינד (ziskind), {{der|en|yi|זיס||sweet}} Yiddish זיס (zis, “sweet”), {{der|en|yi|קינד||child}} Yiddish קינד (kind, “child”), {{der|en|goh|-}} Old High German Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Ziskind (plural Ziskinds)
  1. A surname from Yiddish
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