Rifkin

R1I1F4K5I1N1

proper noun

A surname from Yiddish.

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Meanings

proper nounRifkin (plural Rifkins)

plural Rifkins · alternative Rifkind

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Origin

Jewish metronymic surname, from the Yiddish personal name רבֿקה (rivke, “Rebecca”), with the addition of the Proto-Slavic metronymic suffix *-inъ.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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