Lifshitz

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proper noun

A surname from Hebrew.

OriginHebrew ליפשיץ →
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Meanings

proper nounLifshitz (plural Lifshitzes)

plural Lifshitzes · alternative Lefschetz · alternative Libshitz · alternative Lifschitz · alternative Lipschitz · alternative Lipshitz · alternative Lipsitz · alternative Lipschutz · alternative Livshitz · alternative Lifszyc · alternative Lipszyc

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Origin

  1. Hebrewליפשיץ
  2. EnglishLifshitz

Borrowed from Hebrew ליפשיץ, a Jewish Ashkenazi habitational surname from the Polish city of Głubczyce, although several other theories exist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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