Brandwein

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proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Brandwein →
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Meanings

proper nounBrandwein (plural Brandweins)

plural Brandweins

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

  1. GermanBrandwein
  2. EnglishBrandwein

Borrowed from German Brandwein, a Jewish Ashkenazi metonymic occupational surname for a distiller, from Branntwein (“spirit, booze”).

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Brandwein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brandwein

MLA

“Brandwein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brandwein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brandwein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brandwein.

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