Rothschild
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Rothschild (variant: Rothchild) is a German surname. It is a habitational name from a house distinguished with a red sign (Middle High German rot (or roth)= "red" + schild = "sign", "shield"), the earliest recorded example dating from the 13th century.
The standard German pronunciation, IPA: [ˈroːtˌʃɪlt], can be rendered in English pronunciation spelling as approximately "Rote-shilt". Note that the "s" in the middle belongs to the second syllable "schild", not the first "roth". In English the surname is normally but erroneously pronounced pronounced /ˈrɒθtʃaɪld/ "Roth-child" or /ˈrɒθstʃaɪld/ "Roth's-child".
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[edit] Rothschild banking family
The most notable family with this surname are the descendants of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who formed a European financial dynasty. See also:
- Rothschild banking family of Naples
- Rothschild banking family of England
- Rothschild banking family of Austria
- Rothschild banking family of France
[edit] Rothschild bank
[edit] Associated articles
- Château Lafite Rothschild, French vineyard
- Château Mouton Rothschild, French vineyard
- Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, Tring
[edit] Other Rothschilds
The name has also been adopted by many Ashkenazi Jews:
- Paul A. Rothchild, producer of The Doors, Janis Joplin, Rhinoceros
- Abraham Rothschild
- Dorothy Parker, née Rothschild
- Robert Rothschild, Belgian diplomat
- Winston Rothschild, III (fictional character from The Red Green Show)
- Jean-Pierre de Rothschild, French astrophysicist turned impressionist painter, mother Diana von Rothschild
- Rothschild giraffe
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[edit] References
- Hanks, Patrick Dictionary of American Family Names Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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