Talk:Auerbach (surname)
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Etymology[edit]
hello, I came here from the Wikipedia article 'Jewish surname',
which in its section 'Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish Communities'
in the second paragraph says:
"use of surnames became common very early among the Arabic-speaking Jews, who carried the custom into the Iberian Peninsula (modern Spain and Portugal). Among Sephardi Jews are found such names as Abeldano, corresponding to Ibn el-Danan; Abencabre, corresponding to Ibn Zabara; Tongay is another Sephardi Jewish last name and is derived from the root word Torah (תּוֹרָה) in Hebrew; Avinbruch or Auerbach corresponding to Ibn Baruch;"
---> "Avinbruch or Auerbach corresponding to Ibn Baruch;".
So I am surprised to only see the (maybe just folk-etymological guess?) toponym theory here. Maybe both variants are real; however it is, I guess the Ibn Baruch etymology probably should at least be mentioned together with the one given here? (And surely a link to the 'Jewish surname' page would be good idea, too?)
I often do (minor) edits myself, somehow I'm feeling more like placing this here today in the hope that someone else feels more like doing something about it (sorry and thank you in advance). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:3032:217:173B:DF3D:DCC7:1440:96CE (talk) 12:06, 15 January 2024 (UTC)