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Shapiro
shuh-PEER-roh
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A surname of Yiddish origin, tracing back to the German city of Speyer.
"The Shapiro family emigrated from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s."
How to Use Shapiro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA Jewish surname whose roots trace to a German city.
Word Forms
Shapiros plural
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Etymology
From Yiddish שאַפּיראָ (shapiro), derived from the medieval name for Speyer, Germany; related forms include Spira, Spiro, and Sapir.