Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from Italian.
The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.
2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Origin
- ItalianMontefiore
- EnglishMontefiore
Borrowed from Italian Montefiore.
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APA
Montefiore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montefiore
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“Montefiore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montefiore. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montefiore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montefiore.
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