Witkoff

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of the Russian Витко́въ (Vitkóv), perhaps under the influence of its German and Polish transliteration, Witkow.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: wĭtʹkŏf, IPA(key): /ˈwɪtkɒf/

Proper noun

Witkoff

  1. A surname from Russian
    1. David T. Witkoff (1892–1970), tailor and Russian émigré to the United States; father of Martin Alvin “Marty” Witkoff and grandfather of Steven Charles “Steve” Witkoff
    2. Martin Alvin “Marty” Witkoff (1928–2005), son of David T. Witkoff and father of Steven Charles “Steve” Witkoff
    3. Steven Charles “Steve” Witkoff (born 1957), American real-estate investor and lawyer; son of Martin Alvin “Marty” Witkoff and grandson of David T. Witkoff
    4. Benjamin M. Witkoff, American dermatologist

Descendants

  • → Arabic: ويتكوف (transliteration)
  • → Azerbaijani: Vitkof
  • → Chinese: 威特科夫 (Wēitèkēfū) (transliteration)
  • → Hebrew: וויטקוף (transliteration)
  • → Japanese: ウィトコフ (Witokofu) (transliteration)
  • → Persian: ویتکاف (transliteration)
  • → Russian: Уи́ткофф (Uítkoff) (transliteration)
  • → Ukrainian: Ві́ткофф (Vítkoff) (transliteration)
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