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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Jewish
Scripts אשכנזי(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ʔaʃ.ke.na.ˈzi/(Hebrew) /aʃ.ke.na.ˈzi/(Hebrew) /ˌaʃ.kə.ˈna.zi/(Hebrew) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsAshkenazy
Meaning & History
From a nickname given by Jews in Slavic countries to Jews from Germany. It was also used to denote a Yiddish-speaking Jew who had settled in an area where non-Ashkenazic Jews were the majority. The name ultimately comes from Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז (ashk'náz), a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, which is likely from Assyrian Aškūza.