Leykin
Leykin, Leikin, Lejkin, Leykind (feminine: Leykina, Leikina) are surnames of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is a Slavic-language-infliuenced matronymic surname[1] derived from the Yiddish diminutive form "Leyka" of the given name Leah. Notable people with this surname include:
- Boris Leykin, the namesake of the Leykina Island, Russia
- Jakub Lejkin (1906-1952), Polish Jewish lawyer, Nazi collaborator, deputy commander of Warsaw Ghetto
- Leonid Leykin (born 1961), Russian clown, actor, and film director
- Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born 1977), American actress
- Nikolai Leykin (1841 – 1906), Russian writer, artist, playwright, journalist and publisher
- Polina Leykina (born 1994), Russian tennis player
- Vyacheslav Leikin (born 1937) Russian poet and playwright
This page lists people with the surname Leykin.
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References[edit]
- ^ Leonid Smilovitsky, "Origins of Jewish Last Names in Turov", Federation of. East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Journal, 2003, Vol. 11, pp. 29-35; p.32