Ostroff

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proper noun

A surname from Slavic.

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Meanings

proper nounOstroff (plural Ostroffs)

plural Ostroffs · alternative Ostrov · alternative Ostrova

  1. A surname from Slavic.

Origin

* As a Jewish surname, Westernized from Ostrov. * As a Jewish and Slavic surname of Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian origin, shortened from Ostrovsky.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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