Barenboim (surname)

Barenboim
Pronunciation/ˈbærənbɔɪm/
German: [ˈbaːʁənbɔʏm]
Language(s)Yiddish
Origin
Meaning'pear-tree'

Barenboim is a Yiddish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Daniel Barenboim (born 1942), pianist and conductor
  • Isaac Yulisovich Barenboim (1910–1984), Soviet theorist and bridge building practitioner
  • Lev Barenboim (1906–1985), Russian pianist and musicologist
  • Michael Barenboim (born 1985), a classical violinist
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