Eckstein

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eckstein.

Proper noun

Eckstein (plural Ecksteins)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Eckstein is the 7211st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4628 individuals. Eckstein is most common among White (93.5%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Ecke (corner) +‎ Stein (-stone)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛkˌʃtaɪ̯n/
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Noun

Eckstein m (strong, genitive Ecksteines or Ecksteins, plural Ecksteine)

  1. cornerstone (literal and figurative, but for the latter more often Eckpfeiler)
  2. (Southern Germany, card games) diamond
    • 1841, Friedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, Vier Könige. Bilder aus dem Soldatenleben, in F. W. Hackländers Werke, vol. 6, Adolph Krabbe (publ., 1855), page 58.
      Einer meiner Bekannten zog eine Karte; ich glaube, es war Eckstein Sieben, lud sie in das Gewehr und drückte ab.
      One of my friends drew a card; I think it was seven of diamonds, put it in the rifle and pulled the trigger.
    Synonym: Karo

Declension

Proper noun

Eckstein m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Ecksteins or (with an article) Eckstein, feminine genitive Eckstein, plural Ecksteins)

  1. a surname

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from German Eckstein.

Proper noun

Eckstein m or f by sense

  1. a surname from German