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Kushnir

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian surname meaning a furrier”. Today it says “ukrainian and jewish occupational surname”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian surname meaning a furrier”. Today it says “ukrainian and jewish occupational surname”.
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Kushnir ( Ukrainian : Кушнір , Belarusian : Кушнір , Russian : Кушни́р, Ку́шнир , Yiddish : קושניר ) is a Ukrainian and Jewish occupational surname , meaning furrier , see " Kürschner " for etymology. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Soviet-born Israeli politician Alla Kushnir (1941–2013), Soviet-born Israeli chess Woman Grandmaster Alla Kushnir , "Ukraine Has Talent" belly dancing competitor Anton Kushnir (born 1984), Belarusian aerial skier Asher Kushnir , Soviet-born Israeli child-rearing professional David Kushnir (1931–2020), Israeli Olympic long-jumper Pavel Kushnir (1984–2024), Russian pianist and political activist Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kushnir, Kusznir, Kušnír , Kušnir ; Kušnier . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian surname meaning a furrier”. Today it says “ukrainian and jewish occupational surname”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “ukrainian surname meaning a furrier”. Today it says “ukrainian and jewish occupational surname”. Read the current article and compare.
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ukrainian surname meaning a furrier

Now

ukrainian and jewish occupational surname

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