| ![Show Contents]() Mendelssohn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Israel
Etymology of MendelssohnWhat does the name Mendelssohn mean? The surname Mendelssohn is a patronymic surname, which derives from the Hebrew given name of Menahem, which means 'comforter.' This given name was given to boys born during the week after Tisha B'Av, and it was also a name used for the messiah. Mendelssohn Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Mendel, Mandel, Mendelson, Mendelsson, Mendelsohn, Mendelssohn, Mendelzon, Mendelovich, Mendelovitch, Mendelovic, Mendelovicz, Mendelowicz, Mendelovics, Mendelowisz, Mendelovitz, Mendelowitz, Mendelovits, Mendlovic, Mendelevitch, Mendelevitz, Mendelvitz, Mendelewicz, Mendlewicz, Mendelevsky, Mendlevich, Mendelovici, Medelovici, Mendelovits and many more.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Mendelssohn (post 1700) | + |
- Vladimir Mendelssohn (1949-2021), Romanian composer, violist, and professor who served as Director of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival since August 2005
- Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786), German philosopher
- Sir Henry Mendelssohn Hake CBE FSA FRHistS (1892-1951), English Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, (1927-1951), grandson of Thomas Gordon Hake
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