shifrin

Shifrin, Shiffrin, Schifrin and Schiffrin ({{langx|yi|שיפרין}} shifrin, {{langx|ru|Шифрин}} Šifrín) is an Eastern Ashkenaz Jewish matronymic surname of Yiddish origin. Shifrin derives from the Yiddish female personal שפרה shifre (Shifre), from Hebrew שִׁפְרָה šīp̄ərā, shifrá (Shifra) 'beauty, grace' (see Shiphrah, a Biblical name). It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Slavic-type feminine forms of the surname are created by adding the suffix -a: Shifrina, etc. Notable people with the surname include:

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Category:Jewish matronymic surnames