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.
2. A district of Schwanheim, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goldstein is the 1173^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 29938 individuals. Goldstein is most common among White (95.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Frankfurt-Goldstein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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:

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• 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

Declension of Goldstein [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Goldstein
genitive	des	Goldsteins, Goldstein1
dative	dem	Goldstein
accusative	das	Goldstein

¹Optionally with an article.

Derived terms

• Goldsteiner
  • Goldsteinerin

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

Declension of Goldstein [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Goldstein	(eine)	(die)	Goldstein	(die)	Goldsteins
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Goldsteins, Goldstein1	(einer)	(der)	Goldstein	(der)	Goldsteins
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Goldstein	(einer)	(der)	Goldstein	(den)	Goldsteins
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Goldstein	(eine)	(die)	Goldstein	(die)	Goldsteins

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Goldbach, Goldmann
• Arnstein, Bernstein, Silberstein, Weinstein

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