How to pronounce Feintuck?

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Pronunciation of Feintuck in Dublin Eire

Feintuck is pronounced as

fIne tuck


Feintuck is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ fIne tuck ]

Type of Name:

last name

Language:

Jewish

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

feintuch

Meaning:

Good cloth

Additional Information:

Surnames were not traditional amongst European Jews until the Pogroms. Nemes were given and the second name would be son-of or Ben-, names may have been allocated by occupation - hence a tailor might receive the surname Feintuck - good cloth. Likely, but not certain, that family 'bought' the right to a decent name.


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Pronunciation of Feintuck in Dublin Eire

fIne - tuck


Type of Name:

last name

Language:

Jewish

Gender:

Male, Female

Alternate Spelling(s):

feintuch

Meaning:

Good cloth

Additional Information:

Surnames were not traditional amongst European Jews until the Pogroms. Nemes were given and the second name would be son-of or Ben-, names may have been allocated by occupation - hence a tailor might receive the surname Feintuck - good cloth. Likely, but not certain, that family 'bought' the right to a decent name.


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