Zeldin
Appearance
Zeldin is an eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the combination of the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning ‘fortunate’, ‘blessed’, or 'happiness'.) + the eastern Slavic possessive suffix -in.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alexander Zeldin (born 1985), British dramatist, author, and theatre director
- Isaiah Zeldin (1920–2018), American rabbi
- Lee Zeldin (born 1980), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; former U.S. Representative from New York and New York state senator
- Steve Zeldin (born 1963), American sports magazine publisher, editor and journalist
- Theodore Zeldin (born 1933), British philosopher, sociologist, historian, writer and public speaker
- Vladimir Zeldin (1915–2016), Russian theatre and cinema actor
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 9780195188417