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)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Goldstein.

Proper noun

Goldstein ?

  1. 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)

  1. a subdivision of the Schwanheim quarter of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany
    Synonyms: Siedlung Goldstein, Frankfurt-Goldstein
    Meronyms: Goldstein-Ost, Goldstein-West

Declension

Derived terms

Proper noun

Goldstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Goldsteins or (with an article) Goldstein, feminine genitive Goldstein, plural Goldsteins)

  1. a surname

Declension

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Goldstein.

Proper noun

Goldstein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Goldstein.

Proper noun

Goldstein m or f by sense

  1. 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

  1. a surname from German