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GOLDFELD Origin of surname

GOLDFELD, GOLDFIELD, GOLDENFEELD

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an artificial (or ornamental) name (a made-up name often in compound with two roots).

Literally "gold(en) field" in German, Goldfeld is one of the numerous forms of Gold and Golda, associated with the metal gold and with the personal name Golda. Goldfield and Goldenfeeld are English variants. Gold is mentioned throughout the Bible. The earliest biblical descriptions of the productions of gold- and silver-smiths, and the names of the craftsmen Bezalel Ben Uri and Aholiab Ben Ahisamach, are given in Exodus 31.2. In some cases the family name is a matronymic surname, derived from a female ancestor's personal name Golda. Golda, a Yiddish equivalent of the English Goldie, became a widespread Jewish female personal name from which some family names were developed. Feld, literally "field" in Yiddish and German, is an artificial name that is commonly found in Jewish family names in its own right, or as a prefix (Feldman) or a suffix (Ehrenfeld).
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GOLDFELD Origin of surname
GOLDFELD, GOLDFIELD, GOLDENFEELD

Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from an artificial (or ornamental) name (a made-up name often in compound with two roots).

Literally "gold(en) field" in German, Goldfeld is one of the numerous forms of Gold and Golda, associated with the metal gold and with the personal name Golda. Goldfield and Goldenfeeld are English variants. Gold is mentioned throughout the Bible. The earliest biblical descriptions of the productions of gold- and silver-smiths, and the names of the craftsmen Bezalel Ben Uri and Aholiab Ben Ahisamach, are given in Exodus 31.2. In some cases the family name is a matronymic surname, derived from a female ancestor's personal name Golda. Golda, a Yiddish equivalent of the English Goldie, became a widespread Jewish female personal name from which some family names were developed. Feld, literally "field" in Yiddish and German, is an artificial name that is commonly found in Jewish family names in its own right, or as a prefix (Feldman) or a suffix (Ehrenfeld).
Written by researchers of ANU Museum of the Jewish People