Barenboim (surname)

Barenboim

Pronunciation	/ˈbærənbɔɪm/ German: [ˈbaːʁənbɔʏm]
Language(s)	Yiddish
Origin
Meaning	'pear-tree'

Barenboim is a Yiddish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Daniel Barenboim (born 1942), pianist and conductor
• Isaac Yulisovich Barenboim [ru] (1910–1984), Soviet theorist and bridge building practitioner
• Lev Barenboim (1906–1985), Russian pianist and musicologist
• Michael Barenboim [de] (born 1985), a classical violinist

See also

• 7163 Barenboim, main-belt minor planet
• Birnbaum, German form