Zeldin is an eastern Ashkenazic matronymic surname derived from the combination of the Yiddish female personal name Zelde (from the Middle High German word sælde meaning ‘fortunate’, ‘blessed’, or 'happiness'.) + the eastern Slavic possessive suffix -in.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Alexander Zeldin (born 1985), British dramatist, author, and theatre director
  • Isaiah Zeldin (1920–2018), American rabbi
  • Lee Zeldin (born 1980), Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; former U.S. Representative from New York and New York state senator
  • Steve Zeldin (born 1963), American sports magazine publisher, editor and journalist
  • Theodore Zeldin (born 1933), British philosopher, sociologist, historian, writer and public speaker
  • Vladimir Zeldin (1915–2016), Russian theatre and cinema actor

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 9780195188417
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeldin
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