Gewirtz

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish.

OriginYiddish געװירץ →
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Meanings

proper nounGewirtz (plural Gewirtzes)

plural Gewirtzes

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Origin

  1. Yiddishגעװירץ“spices”
  2. EnglishGewirtz

Borrowed from Yiddish געװירץ (gevirts, “spices”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. Compare German Gewürz (“spice”).

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APA

Gewirtz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gewirtz

MLA

“Gewirtz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gewirtz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gewirtz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gewirtz.

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