Klee (surname)
Klee Pronunciation ˈkleː or as in "clay"[ 1] Language(s) German, Yiddish, French Language(s) German, Hebrew Region of origin Alsace, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany Alternative spelling Klée Variant form(s) Kleeblatt, Kleegman, Kleeberg, Kleefeld, Kleeman, Kleemann, Kleiman
Klee (Yiddish : קליי ) is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname . Variations include Kleefeld , Kleeblatt , Kleegman , Kleiman , Kleeman and Kleeberg . In German, it means "clover" and is possibly a toponymic surname like Feldman .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
According to researchers at ANU – Museum of the Jewish People , the name Klee originates from the Greek Kalonymos (Hebrew : קלונימוס ), a translation of the Hebrew "shem tov" (שם טוב ) meaning "good name". Klee is documented as a Jewish surname in Alsace in France since the 18th century, along with similar names such as Kleemann.[ 5]
In France, the name is associated with the Alsatian commune of Katzenthal , near Colmar .
People with the name Klee
An artwork by Paul Klee Alfred Klee (1875–1943), prominent Zionist leaderBernhard Klee (born 1936), German conductorCarsten Klee (born 1970), German footballerErnst Klee (1942–2013), German teacher, writer, and filmmaker of works about the HolocaustEsther Eugenie Klee-Rawidowicz (1900–1980), German-Jewish biologist, wife of the Polish-born American Jewish philosopher Simon Rawidowicz (1897–1957)Flora Klee-Palyi (1893–1961), Jewish Hungarian illustrator, translator, and editorHeinrich Klee (1800–1840), German theologianJean-Louis Klée (1908–1989), Alsatian spyJean-Paul Klée (1943–), Alsatian poetKarl Heinz Klee (1930–2008), Austrian sports officialKen Klee (born 1971), American professional ice hockey playerMiguel Klee (born 1977), Guatemalan football goalkeeperOllie Klee (1900–1977), outfielder in Major League BaseballPatricia Klee , American politicianPaul Klee (1879–1940), German-Swiss painterRaymond-Lucien Klée (1907–1944), French philosopherRuth Judith Klee (1901–1942), family friend of Anne FrankVictor Klee (1925–2007), mathematicianWaldemar Gøthrik Klee (1853–1891), Californian horticulturist
People with the name Kleeblatt
People with the name Kleiman
Naum Kleiman – Odessa International Film Festival – 17 July 2010 – 1 Ariel Kleiman (born 1985), Australian directorBernard Kleiman (1928–2006), lawyerDave Kleiman (1967–2013), American forensic computer expertDevra G. Kleiman (1942–2010), American biologistJohannes Kleiman (1896–1959), Dutch helper of the Frank familyMark A. R. Kleiman (1951–2019), American academic drug policy authorityMichael Kleiman , documentary filmmakerNaum Kleiman (born 1937), historian of cinemaPascal Kleiman (born 1968), disc jockeySteven Kleiman (born 1942), American mathematicianVladimir Kleiman (1930–2014), Russian scientistKäte Stresemann, née Kleefeld, and Wolfgang Stresemann 1906
People with the name Kleeman
People with the name Kleefeld
People with the name Kleeberg
Clotilde Kleeberg by Charles Gerschel
People with the name Kleegman
Sophia Kleegman , Russian American obstetrician, gynecologist, and sex education advocate
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References
^ McConkey, Wilfred J. (1987). Klee as in Clay . UPA. ISBN 9781461702276 ^ Weiss, Nelly (2002). The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History . P. Lang. ISBN 0820456446 ^ Hank, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names . Oxford University Press, USA. ISBN 0195081374 ^ Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer, Eva H. Guggenheimer (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary . Ktav Publishing House. ISBN 0881252972 ^ "KLEE Origin of surname" . ANU – Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 27 December 2021 .
Other sources
Lars Menk: A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames . Avotaynu , Bergenfield , 2005.
David S. Zubatsky and Irwin M. Berent: Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories . Avotaynu , 1996.
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