Rokhlin is a Slavic language-influenced
Jewish surname
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matronymic
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derivation. It literally means "Rokhl's", where "Rokhl" is a transcription of ''Rochl'', a
Yiddish form of the name
Rachel
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. Variants include Rohlin, Rochlin and (via French) Rochline. The feminine form in Slavic cultures is Rokhlina / Rochlina.
Notable people with this surname include:
Rokhlin
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Lev Rokhlin, Russian Lieutenant-General
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Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Soviet mathematician
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Vladimir Rokhlin Jr., American mathematician and professor at Yale University, son of the above
Rochlin
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Davida Rochlin, American architect
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Emma Rochlin, Scottish field hockey player
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Irma S. Rochlin
Irma Sally Rochlin (born April 28, 1924) is an American nurse and former politician in the state of Florida. Rochlin was born in New York and moved to Florida 1935. She is a retired nurse. She served in the Florida House of Representatives
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, American politician from Florida
Rohlin
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Charlotte Rohlin
Barbro Charlotte Rohlin (born 2 December 1980) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender and captained Damallsvenskan club Linköpings FC. She won 77 caps for the Sweden women's national football team between 2007 and 2015.
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Kimmo Rohlin
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Leif Rohlin
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Vera Rockline (1896–1934), birth name Vera Nikolayevna Rokhlina, Russian post-impressionist painter
See also
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Rashkin (surname)
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Raskin
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Jewish surnames
Russian-language surnames
Matronymic surnames