Goldstein
English
Etymology
One of the ornamental surnames chosen by German Jews, from German Gold (“gold”) + Stein (“stone”).
Proper noun
Goldstein (countable and uncountable, plural Goldsteins)
- A surname from German.
- 2023 November 22, Brammhi Balarajan, “US interfaith communities draw on decades-long bonds to navigate Israel-Hamas War”, in CNN[1]:
- After learning about the October 7 Hamas attack, Goldstein said she felt overwhelmed and confused at how communities could see the Hamas attack in such different lights.
- A district of Schwanheim, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldstein is the 1173rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29938 individuals. Goldstein is most common among White (95.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Frankfurt-Goldstein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldstein.
Proper noun
Goldstein ?
- a surname from German
German
Etymology
From Gold (“gold”) + Stein (“Stein”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡɔltˌʃtaɪn]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Gold‧stein
Proper noun
Goldstein n (proper noun, genitive Goldsteins or (optionally with an article) Goldstein)
- a subdivision of the Schwanheim quarter of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany
- Synonyms: Siedlung Goldstein, Frankfurt-Goldstein
- Meronyms: Goldstein-Ost, Goldstein-West
Declension
Declension of Goldstein [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Derived terms
Proper noun
Goldstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goldsteins or (with an article) Goldstein, feminine genitive Goldstein, plural Goldsteins)
- a surname
Declension
Declension of Goldstein [masculine // feminine, surname]
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | |||||||
| indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | (ein) | (der) | Goldstein | (eine) | (die) | Goldstein | (die) | Goldsteins |
| genitive | (eines) | (des) | Goldsteins, Goldstein1 | (einer) | (der) | Goldstein | (der) | Goldsteins |
| dative | (einem) | (dem) | Goldstein | (einer) | (der) | Goldstein | (den) | Goldsteins |
| accusative | (einen) | (den) | Goldstein | (eine) | (die) | Goldstein | (die) | Goldsteins |
1With an article.
Related terms
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldstein.
Proper noun
Goldstein m or f by sense
- a surname from German
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldstein.
Proper noun
Goldstein m or f by sense
- a surname from German
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Goldstein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoldstein/ [ˈɡol̪d̪s.t̪ẽĩn]
- Rhymes: -oldstein
- IPA(key): /ˈɡoldstain/ [ˈɡol̪d̪s.t̪ãĩn]
- Rhymes: -oldstain
- Syllabification: Golds‧tein
Proper noun
Goldstein m or f by sense
- a surname from German