Klee ( yi, קליי) is a

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Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

Jewish surname Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have ...

. Variations include Kleefeld, Kleeblatt, Kleegman, Kleiman, Kleeman and

Kleeberg Kleeberg is a surname of German origin. People with that name include: * Clotilde Kleeberg (1866–1909), French pianist * Franciszek Kleeberg (1888–1941), Polish general * Michael Kleeberg (born 1959), German writer and translator * Minna Kle ...

. In German, it means "clover" and is possibly a

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

Feldman Feldman is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Academics * Arthur Feldman (born 1949), American cardiologist * David B. Feldman, American psychologist * David Feldman (historian), American historian * ...

. According to researchers at

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, the name Klee originates from the Greek Kalonymos ( he, קלונימוס), a translation of the Hebrew "shem tov" () meaning "good name". Klee is documented as a Jewish surname in Alsace in

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since the

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, along with similar names such as Kleemann. In France, the name is associated with the Alsatian

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Katzenthal Katzenthal () is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. ...

, near

Colmar Colmar (, ; Alsatian: ' ; German during 1871–1918 and 1940–1945: ') is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is ...

People with the name Klee

* Alfred Klee (1875–1943), prominent Zionist leader *

Bernhard Klee Bernhard Klee (born 19 April 1936) is a German conductor, originally from Schleiz, in Thuringia. Trained as a member of the Thomanerchor, he has since conducted many of Europe's most prestigious orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic and Sta ...

(born 1936), German conductor * Carsten Klee (born 1970), German footballer *

Ernst Klee Ernst Klee (15 March 1942, Frankfurt – 18 May 2013, Frankfurt) was a German journalist and author. As a writer on Germany's history, he was best known for his exposure and documentation of medical crimes in Nazi Germany, much of which was concer ...

(1942–2013), German teacher, writer, and filmmaker of works about the Holocaust * Esther Eugenie Klee-Rawidowicz (1900–1980), German-Jewish biologist, wife of the Polish-born American Jewish philosopher

Simon Rawidowicz Simon Rawidowicz (1897–1957) was a Polish-born American Jewish philosopher. Early life Simon Rawidowicz was born in 1896 in Grajewo, Poland to Chaim Yitzchak Rawidowicz (later Ravid), a Zionist activist, a travelling merchant, a writer, and a p ...

(1897–1957) * Flora Klee-Palyi (1893–1961), Jewish Hungarian illustrator, translator, and editor *

Heinrich Klee Heinrich Klee (20 April 1800 in Münstermaifeld, Rhine province – 28 July 1840 in Munich) was a German theologian and Biblical exegete who argued against liberal and Rationalist currents in Catholic thought. Biography At the age of sevent ...

(1800–1840), German theologian * Jean-Louis Klée (1908–1989), Alsatian spy * Jean-Paul Klée (1943–), Alsatian poet * Karl Heinz Klee (1930–2008), Austrian sports official *

Ken Klee Kenneth William Robert Klee (born April 24, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played most notably with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). Early life Klee was born in Indianapolis, Indian ...

(born 1971), American professional ice hockey player * Miguel Klee (born 1977), Guatemalan football goalkeeper * Ollie Klee (1900–1977), outfielder in Major League Baseball * Patricia Klee, American politician *

Paul Klee Paul Klee (; 18 December 1879 – 29 June 1940) was a Swiss-born German artist. His highly individual style was influenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Klee was a natural draftsman who experimented wi ...

(1879–1940), German-Swiss painter * Raymond-Lucien Klée (1907–1944), French philosopher * Ruth Judith Klee (1901–1942), family friend of Anne Frank *

Victor Klee Victor LaRue Klee, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – August 17, 2007) was a mathematician specialising in convex sets, functional analysis, analysis of algorithms, optimization, and combinatorics. He spent almost his entire career at the University of ...

(1925–2007), mathematician * Waldemar Gøthrik Klee (1853–1891), Californian horticulturist

People with the name Kleeblatt

Norman Kleeblatt Norman L. Kleeblatt is a curator, critic, and consultant based in New York City. A long-term curator at the Jewish Museum in New York, he served as the Susan and Elihu Rose Chief Curator from 2005 to 2017. Kleeblatt has published in ''Art in Amer ...

, curator at the

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People with the name Kleiman

Naum Kleiman - Odessa International Film Festival - 17 July 2010 - 1

Ariel Kleiman Ariel Kleiman (born 1985 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian director and filmmaker based in London. Biography Kleiman was born to a Jewish family in Melbourne, Australia; his parents emigrated from Odessa, Ukraine in the 1970s. He graduate ...

(born 1985), Australian director * Bernard Kleiman (1928–2006), lawyer *

Dave Kleiman Dave Kleiman (22 January 1967 – 26 April 2013) was an American computer forensics expert, an author or co-author of multiple books and a frequent speaker at security related events. Craig Steven Wright claims Kleiman was involved in the in ...

(1967–2013), American forensic computer expert *

Devra G. Kleiman Devra Gail Kleiman (November 15, 1942 – April 29, 2010) was an American biologist who helped create the field of conservation biology.Brown, Emma (May 4, 2010)Devra G. Kleiman dies at 67; helped create field of conservation biology.''The Washin ...

(1942–2010), American biologist *

Johannes Kleiman Johannes Kleiman (17 August 1896 – 28 January 1959) was one of the Dutch residents who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. In the published version of Frank's diary, ''Het Achterhuis'', known ...

(1896–1959), Dutch helper of the Frank family * Mark A. R. Kleiman (1951–2019), American academic drug policy authority *

Michael Kleiman Michael Kleiman is a documentary filmmaker who has focused on films with social themes. He co-directed ''The Last Survivor'', which was a MIPCOM pick for 2010 and ''Web (2013 film), Web'', which premiered at the DOC NYC Film Festival where it won ...

, documentary filmmaker *

Naum Kleiman Naum Kleiman (born 1937; Russian: Нау́м Ихи́льевич Кле́йман) is an historian of cinema, Russian film critic, specialist in Sergei Eisenstein, former manager of the Moscow State Central Cinema Museum, Eisenstein-Centre directo ...

(born 1937), historian of cinema * Pascal Kleiman (born 1968), disc jockey *

Steven Kleiman Steven Lawrence Kleiman (born March 31, 1942) is an American mathematician. Professional career Kleiman is a Professor of Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Born in Boston, he did his undergraduate studies at MIT. He rece ...

(born 1942), American mathematician * Vladimir Kleiman (1930–2014), Russian scientist Käte und Wolfgang Stresemann 1906

People with the name Kleeman

Alexandra Kleeman Alexandra Kleeman (born 1986) is an American writer. Winner of the 2020 Rome Prize, her work has been reviewed in ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', and the ''Los Angele ...

(born 1986), American writer *

Jenny Kleeman Jenny Naomi Kleeman is a British journalist, author and broadcaster. She has reported for Channel 4's foreign affairs series ''Unreported World'' and BBC One's ''Panorama'', and was a launch presenter on Times Radio. She regularly writes for ''Th ...

, Jewish-British documentary film-maker and journalist * Otto Kleemann (1855–1936), American architect * Wilhelm Kleemann (1869–1969), Jewish banker

People with the name Kleefeld

* Carolyn Mary Kleefeld, American poet and author * Hans Kleefeld (1929–2016), Canadian designer * Käte Stresemann (1883–1970), née Kleefeld, German

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society figure * Kurt von Kleefeld (1881–1934), German lawyer

People with the name Kleeberg

* Clotilde Kleeberg (1866–1909), French pianist *

Franciszek Kleeberg Franciszek Kleeberg (1 February 1888, in Tarnopol – 5 April 1941, near Dresden) was a Polish general. He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army before joining the Polish Legions in World War I and later the Polish Army. During the German Invasion ...

(1888–1941), Polish general *

Michael Kleeberg Michael Kleeberg (born 24 August 1959 in Stuttgart), is a German writer and translator. He studied political science and modern history at the University of Hamburg and visual communication at the Kunsthochschule Hamburg. He lived in Rome, Berli ...

(born 1959), German writer and translator * Minna Kleeberg (1841–1878), German-American poet * Sophie Kleeberg (born 1990), German shot putter Clotilde Kleeberg by Charles Gerschel

People with the name Kleegman

* Sophia Kleegman, Russian American obstetrician, gynecologist, and sex education advocate

References

Other sources

* Lars Menk: ''A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames''.

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