Malamud is a
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
which translates to ''
teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
'' in English, a variant of
Melamed
Melamed, ''Melammed'' ( "teacher") in Biblical times denoted a religious teacher or instructor in general (e.g., in Psalm 119:99 and Proverbs 5:13), but which in the Talmudic period was applied especially to a teacher of children, and was almost i ...
; see this page for other variants. Notable people with the surname include:
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Bernard Malamud
Bernard Malamud (April 26, 1914 – March 18, 1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best known American Jewish ...
(1914–1986), American novelist, short story writer
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Carl Malamud
Carl Malamud (born July 2, 1959) is an American technologist, author, and public domain advocate, known for his foundation Public.Resource.Org. He was also founder and president of the Internet Multicasting Service, an organization based in Wash ...
(born 1959), American non-fiction writer
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Janna Malamud Smith (born 1952), American writer, memoirist; daughter of Bernard Malamud
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Margaret Malamud (21st century), American academic and classical scholar
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Mark Malamud
Mark Malamud (born 1960) is the principal and manager of Busymonster LLC, a consultancy focused on advanced user interface and design.
During his 10-year tenure at Microsoft, Malamud became the company's first User Interface Architect, leading d ...
(born 1960), American inventor
{{surname, Malamud
Hebrew-language surnames
Surnames of Jewish origin
Occupational surnames
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