Zedner is a Jewish-German surname. The name originates from the town of

Zehden Cedynia (; , ) is a small historic town in Poland, and the administrative seat of Gmina Cedynia in Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is situated close to the Oder river and the border with Germany. The town is known for the 972 Battl ...

, in

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province in

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. Notable people with the surname include: * Joseph Zedner (1804–1871), German bibliographer and librarian * Lucia Zedner (born 1961), British legal scholar

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{{surname, Zedner German-language surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames

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