Halperin (sometimes spelled as Halparin or Hailperin) is a variation of the Jewish surname
Heilprin. Both forms are
Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city
Heilbronn. The name is sometimes transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet as Galperin. In Russia the pronunciation of an 'h' was difficult and pronounced as 'g' .
The German form of the Jewish surname is Heilbronn.
Notable people with this surname include:
Elchonon Halpern, (1921- 2015), Grand Rabbi of Golders Green. In Hebrew spelt היילפרין, literally pronounced 'Heilprin'
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