Sutskever
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish סוצקעווער (sutskever), from variously Belarusian Су́цькава (Súcʹkava), Polish Sućkowo, Russian Су́тьково (Sútʹkovo) etc. + ־ער (-er), all referring to Sutkovo (“Суцькава”), a village in what is now the Grodno/Hrodna Region of Belarus.[1]
Proper noun
editSutskever (plural Sutskevers)
- A surname from Yiddish [in turn transferred from the place name]
References
edit- ^ Beider, Alexander (2008), “Sutskever”, in A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire, 2nd edition, Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, page 871
Further reading
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Yiddish
- English surnames from place names