Halperin

Halperin (sometimes spelled as Halparin) is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. Both forms are Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city Heilbronn. The name is sometimes transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet as Galperin. In Russia the pronunciation of an 'h' was difficult and pronounced as 'g' .

The German form of the Jewish surname is Heilbronn.

Notable people with this surname include:

Elchonon Halpern, (1921- 2015), Grand Rabbi of Golders Green. In Hebrew spelt היילפרין, literally pronounced 'Heilprin'

See also

  • Galperin, a list of people with the surname
  • Gelperin, a list of people with the surname
  • Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina, better known as Nora Gal (1912–91), Soviet writer and translator
  • Revekka Galperina (1894–1974), Soviet editor and translator
  • Halpern
  • Halprin
  • All pages with titles beginning with Halperin
  • All pages with titles containing Halperin
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