Zeitlin
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Zeitlin is a matronymic
Jewish surname
. It is derived from the female name Zeitl according to the rules of Slavic languages
, with the possessive suffix
'-in' and literally means "Zeitl's".
When transliterated from Yiddish to Russian to English, the surname may be spelled as follows. Male forms: Tseytlin, Tseitlin, Tsetlin, Tzeitlin. Female forms (usually only for Slavic nationals): Tseytlina, Tseitlina, Tsetlina, Tzeitlina.
When transliterated via Polish, the surname may be spelled as Cejtlin, Cajtlin, Zejtlin, Zajtlin.
The surname may refer to:
Matronymic
A matronymic is a personal name based on the name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. In patriarchal societies, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronyms. In the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of...
Jewish surname
Jewish surname
Jews have historically used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ben- or bat- , and then the father's name....
. It is derived from the female name Zeitl according to the rules of Slavic languages
Slavic languages
The Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
, with the possessive suffix
Possessive suffix
In linguistics, a possessive affix is a suffix or prefix attached to a noun to indicate its possessor, much in the manner of possessive adjectives. Possessive suffixes are found in some Uralic, Altaic, Semitic, and Indo-European languages...
'-in' and literally means "Zeitl's".
When transliterated from Yiddish to Russian to English, the surname may be spelled as follows. Male forms: Tseytlin, Tseitlin, Tsetlin, Tzeitlin. Female forms (usually only for Slavic nationals): Tseytlina, Tseitlina, Tsetlina, Tzeitlina.
When transliterated via Polish, the surname may be spelled as Cejtlin, Cajtlin, Zejtlin, Zajtlin.
The surname may refer to:
- Aaron ZeitlinAaron ZeitlinAaron Zeitlin , the son of the famous Jewish writer Hillel Zeitlin and Esther Kunin, authored several books on Yiddish literature, Poetry and Parapsychology.-Biography:...
(1889/1896/1898, Gomel - 1973, New York City), Russian-US Yiddish writer, composer, and poet - Alexander ZeitlinAlexander ZeitlinAlexander Zeitlin was a prominent figure in the US Air Force major press design program following the Second World War and Korean War years...
- Denny ZeitlinDenny ZeitlinDenny Zeitlin is an American jazz pianist and composer, and a clinical professor of psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco...
(born 1938), US jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist - Elchanan Zeitlin (1902-1941) Polish-Jewish poet and journalist, son of Hillel Zeitlin (pl)
- (Y)Evsey L'vovich Tseytlin (Zeitlin) (born 1948, Omsk), Russian writer, literary man (de)
- Hillel ZeitlinHillel ZeitlinHillel Zeitlin was a Yiddish and Hebrew writer who edited the Yiddish newspaper Moment, among other literary activities. He was born in the Mohilev District of White Russia to a Chassidic Chabad family and already in his childhood he was recognized for his particularly sharp and analytical mind...
(1871 - 1942), Polish Yiddish writer - Jacob ZeitlinJacob ZeitlinJacob Israel Zeitlin was an American bookseller, collector, poet and intellectual in Los Angeles in the mid-twentieth century. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin, but moved to Fort Worth, Texas in his childhood and Los Angeles in his twenties...
, (1902 - 1984), American bookseller and poet - Joshua ZeitlinJoshua ZeitlinJoshua Zeitlin, , , was a Russian rabbinical scholar and philanthropist. He was a pupil of the Talmudist Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg who was the author of Sha'agat Aryeh; and, being an expert in political economy, he stood in close relations with Prince Potemkin, the favorite of Catherine II...
(1742 - 1822), Shklov-born Russian-Jewish rabbinical scholar and philanthropist - Joshua ben Aaron ZeitlinJoshua ben Aaron ZeitlinJoshua ben Aaron Zeitlin , was the Jewish and Russian scholar and philanthropist.While he was still young his parents removed to Chernobyl, where he associated with the Chasidim, later devoting himself to the study of secular sciences as well as the Hebrew language and literature...
(1823 - 1888, Dresden), Kiev-born Russian-Jewish scholar and philanthropist - Judith T. ZeitlinJudith T. ZeitlinJudith T. Zeitlin is a professor in Chinese literature and East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. Her areas of interest are Ming-Qing literary and cultural history, with specialties in the classical tale and drama....
, American-Jewish scholar of Chinese literature, chair of the Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations at the University of Chicago - Leon Zeitlin (1876, Memel - 1967, London), German-Jewish economist, politician (de)
- Leo Zeitlin (1884 - 1930), a violinist, violist, conductor and impresario
- Mark TseitlinMark TseitlinMark Danilovich Tseitlin , is an Israeli International Grandmaster of chess of Russian origin.Mark Tseitlin got acquainted with chess in Leningrad's Pioneers Palace. He is self-taught, having studied without a coach...
(born 1943, St.Peterburg), a Russian-Israeli chess player - Mikhail TseitlinMikhail TseitlinMikhail Semyonovich Tseitlin is a Belarusian chess Grandmaster.Tseitlin was twice Moscow Champion in 1976 and 1977. His best results in international tournaments are Pernik - 1st and 1st - 4th place; Nałęczów - 1st-3rd; Łódź - 2nd-4th; Hradec-Kralove - 3rd-6th; Prague - 1st place.Tseitlin...
- Mirah Yom-Tov ZeitlinMirahMirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn , is an American musician based in San Francisco California. She has released five albums under the K Records label.- Background :...
- Solomon ZeitlinSolomon ZeitlinSolomon Zeitlin, שְׁלֹמֹה צײטלין, Шломо Цейтлин Shlomo Cejtlin was a Jewish historian...
(1892/1886 - 1976), a Lithuanian-Jewish rabbi, historian - William ZeitlinWilliam ZeitlinWilliam Zeitlin was a Russian scholar and bibliographer born at Homel, government of Moghilef, about the middle of the 19th century...
(1850, Gomel - 1921, Leipzig), Russian-Jewish scholar and bibliographer