The fein Surname
fein Name Meaning and History
- German: nickname from Middle High German fin ‘fine’, ‘splendid’ (a cognate of FinE).
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German fein, Yiddish fayn ‘fine’, ‘excellent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Eli Fine | Jacqui Lichtenstern | 6 |
| Eli Fein | Jacqui Lichtenstern | 3 |
| Fein Family | Fein | 2 |
| Fein/Fine Origins in Lithuania Latvia c. 1850 |
 jmfine2
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| Connections to Eli (Elihu) Wolfe Fein of East Chicago |
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| Fein in Columbus, OH | Joyce Snyder Faught | 9 |
| FEIN Ernest 1925-1936 |
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| FEIN Harry 1888-1946 |
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| FEIN Ollie 1889-1966 |
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