Meanings
Origin
Jewish metronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer) (see Tomer) + the Proto-Slavic possessive suffix *-inъ.
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Temkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temkin
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Temkin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Temkin.
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