Una imagen antigua de la ciudad de Eppstein, Alemania. A primera vista, Epstein parece estar relacionado con los muchos nombres «stein» yiddish-alemanes que tienen poca importancia histórica aparte de su bonito sonido, como Goldstein («piedra de oro»), Silberstein («piedra de plata»), Perlstein («Piedra de perla»), etc. Sin embargo, aunque estos …
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What Does the Jewish Last Name Epstein Mean?
An old image of the town of Eppstein, Germany. At first glance, Epstein would seem to be related to the many Yiddish-German “stein” names that have little historical significance other than their pretty sound, such as Goldstein (“gold stone”), Silberstein (“silver stone”), Perlstein (“pearl stone”), et. al. However, while these …
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