Sheinbaum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שיינבוים (sheynboym, literally “beautiful tree”).
Proper noun
Sheinbaum (plural Sheinbaums)
- A surname from Yiddish.
- 2024 March 17, Ilan Stavans, “Will Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, a Jewish Woman, Blaze a Trail or Follow One?”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 1 June 2024:
- Ms. Sheinbaum will legislate from buildings in downtown Mexico City near the Palace of the Inquisition, where crypto-Jews—a term used to describe Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity by the Spanish crown in the 15th century but continued to practice Judaism in secrecy—were tortured during the colonial period.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheinbaum is the 143149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Sheinbaum is most common among White (96.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Forebears
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheinbaum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish שיינבוים (sheynboym, literally “beautiful tree”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeimˈbaum/ [ʃẽĩmˈbãũm]
- Rhymes: -aum
- Syllabification: Shein‧baum
Proper noun
Sheinbaum m or f by sense
- a surname from Yiddish
- Claudia Sheinbaum, b. 1962