Epshteyn

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish עפּשטײן (epshteyn) (whence also Hebrew אֶפְּשְׁטֵיין (épshtein)). Doublet of Epstein and Eppstein.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Epshteyn

1. A surname from Yiddish.
   • 2023 March 14, Aaron Katersky, Soo Rin Kim, Laura Romero, “Federal prosecutors looking into Bannon-backed cryptocurrency $FJB, say sources”, in ABC News‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 March 2026:

     A cryptocurrency linked to former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon and Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn has caught the attention of federal prosecutors in New York, who have started looking into it, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.