Ehrlich

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proper noun

A surname from German or Yiddish.

OriginGerman Ehrlich →
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Meanings

proper nounEhrlich (plural Ehrliches)

plural Ehrliches

  1. A surname from German or Yiddish.

    Judge Merrilee Ehrlich was seen in video of the April 15 court appearance yelling at Sandra Faye Twiggs. The 59-year-old was in court on a simple battery charge after a dispute over a fan at her home in Lauderhill.

    2018 April 23, Chuck Johnston, “Judge not allowed back to court after berating woman who died”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025

Origin

  1. GermanEhrlich
  2. EnglishEhrlich

Borrowed from German Ehrlich, from ehrlich (“honest, honorable”).

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APA

Ehrlich. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ehrlich

MLA

“Ehrlich.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ehrlich. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ehrlich,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ehrlich.

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