Oppenheimer

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/ˈɒpənˌhaɪmər/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginGerman Oppenheimer →
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Meanings

Oppenheimer1

proper nounOppenheimer (plural Oppenheimers)

plural Oppenheimers

  1. A surname from German.

Oppenheimer2

nounOppenheimer (plural Oppenheimers)

plural Oppenheimers

  1. A denizen of Oppenheim.

Origin

Oppenheimer · proper noun

  1. GermanOppenheimer
  2. EnglishOppenheimer

Borrowed from German Oppenheimer.

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Oppenheimer · noun

From Oppenheim + -er.

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Translations

Arabic أوبنهايمر
  • أوبنهايمر (ʔubinhāymir)surname
Bulgarian О́пенхаймер
  • О́пенхаймер (Ópenhajmer)surname
Chinese Mandarin 奧本海默 /奥本海默, 歐本海默 /欧本海默
  • 奧本海默 /奥本海默 (Àoběnhǎimò)surname
  • 歐本海默 /欧本海默 (Ōuběnhǎimò)surname
Czech Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
French Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
German Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
  • Oppenheimerdenizen
Greek Οπενχάιμερ
  • Οπενχάιμερ (Opencháimer)surname
Hebrew אופנהיימר
  • אופנהיימר (openhaymer)surname
Hindi ऑपनहैइमर
  • ऑपनहैइमर (ŏpanhaiimar)surname
Hungarian Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Italian Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Japanese オッペンハイマー
  • オッペンハイマー (oppenhaimā)surname
Korean 오펜하이머
  • 오펜하이머 (openhaimeo)surname
Latvian Openheimers
  • Openheimerssurname
Lithuanian Openheimeris
  • Openheimerissurname
Polish Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Portuguese Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Romanian Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Russian О́ппенгеймер
  • О́ппенгеймер (Óppengejmer)surname
Spanish Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Thai ออพเพนไฮเมอร์
  • ออพเพนไฮเมอร์ (ɔ̀ɔp-peen-hai-məə)surname
Turkish Oppenheimer
  • Oppenheimersurname
Ukrainian О́ппенгеймер
  • О́ппенгеймер (Óppenhejmer)surname
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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