Karfunkel

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Garfunkel, Karfunkel

[edit] Etymology and history

ModHG/hd der Karfunkel, Karfunkelstein means:

1. red precious stone such as ruby / Rubinstein or garnet / der Granat ;
2. carbuncle (German vocabrary has also "Karbunkel [de]") ;

< MHG/mhd karvunkel << MHG vunke (Funke) (Funk, Funkel, Funkelstein) + L carbunculus (> Karbunkel, ModE carbuncle)

[edit] Supposed forms

Contents 1 Etymology and history 1.1 Supposed forms 2 Karfunkel 2.1 Karfunkelstein 3 Garfunkel 4 Garfunckle 5 Garfinkel 5.1 Garfinckel 5.2 Garfinkle 6 See also

/	-funkel -finkel	-funckel -finckel
Gar-	Garfunkel Garfinkel	Garfunckel Garfinckel
Gar-	Garfunkl Garfinkl	Garfunckl Garfinckl
Gar-	Garfunkle Garfinkle	Garfunckle Garfinckle
Kar-	Karfunkel Karfinkel	Karfunckel Karfinckel
Kar-	Karfunkl Karfinkl	Karfunckl Karfinckl
Kar-	Karfunkle Karfinkle	Karfunckle Karfinckle
Car-	Carfunkel Carfinkel	Carfunckel Carfinckel
Car-	Carfunkl Carfinkl	Carfunckl Carfinckl
Car-	Carfunkle Carfinkle	Carfunckle Carfinckle
Car	Carbunkel Carbinkel	Carbunckel Carbinckel
Car	Carbunkl cf.Carbuncle Carbinkl	Carbunckl Carbinckl
Car	Carbunkle Carbinkle	Carbunckle Carbinckle

[edit] Karfunkel

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• Rabbi Aaron ben Judah Löb Ha-Kohen Karfunkel (Aharon ben Yehuda Leib Ha-Cohen Karfunkel), Bohemian rabbi ([1]; [2])
• Louis Karfunkel
• Nicholas Kurti (Kürti Miklós, born Karfunkel Miklós)
• Rebbetzin Rifky Karfunkel
• Torbjörn Karfunkel (Torbjörn J Karfunkel, Torbjörn J. Karfunkel)

• Carfunkel, or Carfunkel.com (http://www.carfunkel.com/)

[edit] Karfunkelstein

• Jettka Finkenstein, exactly Jettchen Karfunkelstein (< Jettel ;born 22 March, 1865, Seni, Russia - n. e.), singer
• Siegfried Karfunkelstein (1848, Beuthen, Silesia - 1870, Le Bourget), German soldier ([3])

[edit] Garfunkel

• Simon and Garfunkel
• Arthur "Art" Ira Garfunkel

[edit] Garfunckle

• Garfunckle Land (http://garfunckle.da.ru/)

[edit] Garfinkel

Garfinkel can refer to:

• Harold Garfinkel, sociologist
• Simson Garfinkel, journalist and writer specializing in the field of computer security

[edit] Garfinckel

• Garfinckel's / Garfinckels, F street, Washington D.C.
• Julius Garfinckel

[edit] Garfinkle

• David Garfinkle, physicist
• Harry Garfinkle
• Jacob Julius Garfinkle, better known as John Garfield
• Louis Garfinkle
• Norton Garfinkle, economist
• Richard Garfinkle, science fiction author

[edit] See also

• Funkelstein/Finkelstein, Funk, Fink
• Granat- [grana:t] (on the spellingform, German, Polish, Slovak (Granát), etc) (-apfel, -baum), Edelstein, Garnett, Granit (cf.Ragner A.)
  • Granate (different meanings on German, Spanish) = grenade
  • Rimon/Rimmon, Rimmonim
• Ruben/Rubin [rubi:n], Rubinstein, Rufus, Roth
• Hebrew: בָּרְקַת‎, Borkat/Borkath, Borekat/Borekath, Borkas/Borkes

• Onomastics in Judaism, List of Jewish surnames
• Yiddish dialects