Shapiro

English

Alternative forms

• Sapiro, Schapira, Schapiro, Shapeero, Shapero, Shapera, Shapira, Szpiro, Szapiro, Sapir, Spiro

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שאַפּיראָ (shapiro). This surname is derived from the Medieval name of Speyer, Germany (compare Spire, the French name for that city). Other name variants attributed to Speyer include Sapiro, Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spero, Chapiro, Sprai, Szpir, Szpiro, Sapir, and Spear. The Jewish community of Speyer was one of three leading cities central to the development of Ashkenazi culture, the others being Worms and Mainz. The family name Speyer (based on the modern German name for the same city) has also become a well known surname that was spread by Jews from Frankfurt to England, the United States, and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century. Some suggest that the surname derives from the Aramaic word שפירא (Shappirā), meaning "handsome."

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈpɪɹoʊ/, /ʃəˈpaɪɹoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃəˈpɪəɹəʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹəʊ

Proper noun

Shapiro (plural Shapiros)

1. A surname from Yiddish.
   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

Derived terms

• Shapiro delay
• Shapiro effect
• Shapiro time delay

Translations

surname Shapiro

• Belarusian: Шапіра (Šapira)
• Hebrew: שפירו (shapiro), שפירא (shapira)
• Irish: Sapíró
• Romanian: Șapiro
• Russian: Шапиро (ru) (Šapiro), Шапира (Šapira)
• Ukrainian: Шапіро (Šapiro)
• Yiddish: שאַפּיראָ (shapiro)

Anagrams

• phorias