Lowenstam Explained

Meaning:	lion + trunk (stem)
Region:	Poland, Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic
Language origin:	German, Yiddish
Variant:	Lyon, Löw, Löwe, Lowenstein
Footnotes:	Surnames in Beider, Alexander (2004). A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia, Bergenfield, New Jersey: Avotaynu.

Lowenstam is a German-language surname, which means "lion trunk". Alternative spellings include Löwenstam, Löwenstamm, Loewenstam and Loewenstamm. The name may refer to:

• Arthur Löwenstamm (1882–1965), rabbi and theologian from Germany
• Aryeh Leib ben Saul Löwenstamm (1690–1755), Polish rabbi
• Heinz A. Lowenstam (1912–1993), American scientist
• Hirschel Löwenstam (1721–1800), British rabbi
• Saul Lowenstam (1717–1790), Dutch rabbi

See also

• Lowenstein