Etkin (; Slavic feminine: Etkina) is a matronymic surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It derives from Etke, a Yiddish pet form of Esther. Notable people with the surname include:
Bernard Etkin (1918–2014), Canadian engineering academic, expert in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics Efron Etkin (1952–2012), Israeli actor and voice actor Eugenia Etkina, 20th and 21st century Russian and American scholar of physics education ; (1863–1937), Rabbi of Luga (1895-1924) and Leningrad (1924-1937) Mariano Etkin (1943–2016), Argentine composer Nina Etkin (1948–2009), American anthropologist and biologist Oran Etkin (born 1979), Israeli-born American jazz and world music musician Róża Etkin-Moszkowska (1908–1945), née Etkin, Polish pianist
See also
Etkind, a surname
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