Ziskind

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish

OriginYiddish זיס →
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Meanings

proper nounZiskind (plural Ziskinds)

plural Ziskinds · alternative Siskin · alternative Siskind · alternative Susskind

  1. A surname from Yiddish

Origin

  1. Yiddishקינד“child”
  2. Yiddishזיס“sweet”
  3. EnglishZiskind

Transliteration of Yiddish זיסקינד (ziskind), from Yiddish זיס (zis, “sweet”) and Yiddish קינד (kind, “child”), from Old High German.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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