Meanings
plural Rosensteins
- A surname from German.
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
- GermanRosenstein
- EnglishRosenstein
Borrowed from German Rosenstein.
More words from German
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German Rosenstein
- Rosensteinsurname
Russian Розенште́йн, Ро́зенштайн
- Розенште́йн (Rozɛnštɛ́jn)surname
- Ро́зенштайн (Rózɛnštajn)surname
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Rosenstein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rosenstein
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