Kantorov (surname)
Kantorov or Kantorow is a jewish surname.
Etymology and spelling
In Israel and among Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, the surname Hassan (חסן) is derived as a spelling variant of Hazzan ("cantor")[1] and the word Cantor in English, this prayer leader is often referred to as a cantor, a term also used in Christianity.
- List of variant spellings
- In French: Kantorow
- In Russian: Канторов
People
A
- Alexander Kantorov (born 1947), Russian conductor
- Alexandre Kantorow (born 1997), French pianist
J
- Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 1945), French violinist and conductor
See also
- Cantor (surname)
- Kantor (surname)
- Kanter, surname
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