Rokhlin is a Slavic language-influenced
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.
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matronymic 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.
Vladimir Rokhlin Jr. (born August 4, 1952) is a mathematician and professor of computer science and mathematics at Yale University. He is the co-inventor with Leslie Greengard of the fast multipole method (FMM) in 1985, recognised as one of the to ...
, American mathematician and professor at Yale University, son of the above
Rochlin
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Davida Rochlin
Davida Rochlin (born October 1951) is an American architect, active primarily in Los Angeles and Southern California. Her work includes residential and commercial buildings and is notable for its emphasis on green and passive design concepts. ...
, American architect
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Emma Rochlin
Emma Rochlin (born 14 May 1978 in Glasgow) is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Rochlin works as a trainee solicitor
In the United ...
, 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
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Kimmo Rohlin
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Leif Rohlin
Other
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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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Rochlin;
Rokhlina,
Rochlina
Jewish surnames
Russian-language surnames
Matronymic surnames