Leykin, Leikin, Lejkin, Leykind (feminine: Leykina, Leikina) are surnames of

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

ish origin. It is a Slavic-language-infliuenced

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In som ...

Leonid Smilovitsky
"Origins of Jewish Last Names in Turov"
''Federation of. East European Family History Societies (FEEFHS) Journal'', 2003, Vol. 11, pp. 29-35; p.32 derived from the

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

diminutive form "Leyka" of the given name

Leah Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...

. Notable people with this surname include: *Boris Leykin, the namesake of the

Leykina Island Leykina Island (Russian: Ostrov Leykina; the English name is a literal transliteration. The accurate name would be Leykin's Island or Leykin Island), formerly Ostrov Osushnoy, is an island in the Laptev Sea. It is located off the Olenyok Gulf, rou ...

, Russia * Jakub Lejkin (1906-1952), Polish Jewish lawyer, Nazi collaborator, deputy commander of Warsaw Ghetto * (born 1961), Russian clown, actor, and film director *

Lindsay Sloane Lindsay Sloane Leikin-Rollins (born August 8, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for playing Valerie Birkhead on ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' (1997–99) and Emily in ''The Odd Couple'' (2015–17). She has also starred in films such a ...

Leikin-Rollins (born 1977), American actress *

Nikolai Leykin Nikolai Alexandrovich Leykin (russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Ле́йкин; December 19, 1841 – January 19, 1906) was a Russian writer, artist, playwright, journalist and publisher. Biography Leykin was born in Saint ...

(1841 – 1906), Russian writer, artist, playwright, journalist and publisher *

Polina Leykina Polina Alekseyevna Leykina (russian: Полина Алексеевна Лейкина; born 20 September 1994) is a Russian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 184 in singles, achieved on 1 August 2016, and 230 in dou ...

(born 1994), Russian tennis player * (born 1937) Russian poet and playwright

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