Wieseltier
Pronunciation | Wizel-tir/Vizel-tir |
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Origin | |
Language(s) | German |
Word/name | German, Russian, Yiddish |
Meaning | The animal Weasel |
Region of origin | Germany, Russia, Israel, U.S. |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Viseltear, Vizeltir, Wizeltir Wiesler, Weasel, Wiesel |
Wieseltier is a Jewish surname. Notable persons with that name include:
- Meir Wieseltier, a prize-winning Israeli poet and translator
- Leon Wieseltier, a Jewish American writer, critic, and magazine editor
Categories:
- Surnames
- Jewish surnames
- German-language surnames