Morgenstern (surname) explained

Morgenstern (pronounced as /de/) is a German surname that is also used in Scandinavia[1] and is common among Ashkenazi Jews. It literally means "morning star"[2] [3] and is sometimes anglicized as Morningstar.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Coleman . Nancy L. . Veka . Olav . A Handbook of Scandinavian Names . 9 December 2010 . University of Wisconsin Press . 978-0-299-24833-8 . 77 . en.
  2. Book: Jarvis . Judith K. . Levin . Susan L. . Yates . Donald N. . Book of Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Surnames . 2018 . Panther`s Lodge Publishers . 978-1-9858-5656-1 . 107 . en.
  3. Book: Hirschman . Elizabeth Caldwell . Yates . Donald N. . Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History . 2012 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-6462-3 . 114 . en.
  4. Book: Liguorian . 1956 . Redemptorists . 316 . en.
  5. Book: Vlasenko-Boĭt︠s︡un . Anna . Nazvoznavchi Prat︠s︡i . 1984 . Ukrainian Free University . en. search "Morgenstern".