Kirschenbaum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kirschenbaum is a German surname of Lutheran or Ashkenazic origin meaning "cherry tree", written Kirschbaum in modern German (Kirschen means "cherries"; Baum means "tree").[1] It is uncommon as a given name. It was a common name that Jewish Refugees gave themselves during the 1940s when evading prosecution in Germany.[citation needed]

An orthographic variation of the name is Kirshenbaum.

People named Kirschenbaum or Kirshenbaum include:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick (2003-05-08). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.