Morgenstern (surname)

Morgenstern (German: [ˈmɔʁɡn̩ˌʃtɛʁn] ⓘ) is a German surname that is also used in Scandinavia[1] and is common among Ashkenazi Jews. It literally means "morning star"[2][3] and is sometimes anglicized as Morningstar.[4][5]

  1. ^ Coleman, Nancy L.; Veka, Olav (9 December 2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-299-24833-8.
  2. ^ Jarvis, Judith K.; Levin, Susan L.; Yates, Donald N. (2018). Book of Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Surnames. Panther`s Lodge Publishers. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-9858-5656-1.
  3. ^ Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell; Yates, Donald N. (2012). Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History. McFarland. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7864-6462-3.
  4. ^ Liguorian. Redemptorists. 1956. p. 316.
  5. ^ Vlasenko-Boĭt︠s︡un, Anna (1984). Nazvoznavchi Prat︠s︡i. Ukrainian Free University. search "Morgenstern".