English Explanatory Dictionary

Markowitz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Markowitz

Etymology

Jewish surname, variant of Markovich, Markowicz. The ending -owitz is Germanized from East Slavic endings like -ovich, Polish -owicz. Compare Marko, Markow, Markovitz.

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