Witkoff

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/ˈwɪtkɒf/

proper noun

A surname from Russian

OriginRussian Витко́в →
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Meanings

proper nounWitkoff (countable and uncountable, plural Witkoffs)

plural Witkoffs

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Russian
  2. UScountableuncountablegovernmentSteven Charles “Steve” Witkoff (born 1957), American real-estate investor and lawyer; foreign affairs envoy of 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, in his second term as POTUS.

Origin

  1. RussianВитко́в
  2. EnglishWitkoff

Anglicisation of the Russian Витко́в (Vitkóv), perhaps under the influence of its German and Polish transliteration, Witkow.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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