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Often spelled Shapiro, Schapiro and Spiro, the version of this name that is actually most accurate is probably Shapira. They are all iterations of Shpira (שפירא), the Jewish name for the German city of Speyer (once known as Spira), which has a long and tragic Jewish history.
Shapira. [ 3 syll. (s)ha - pi - ra, sh -ap- ira ] The baby girl name Shapira is pronounced as -SHey-P IH -R-aa- †. Shapira is primarily used in the Hebrew language and it is of Aramaic origin. The name means good.
The meaning of Shapira. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Shapiro. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Avi, Meir, Shmuel, Arie, Doron, Dov, Erez, Eyal, Itzhak, Kolman, Menahem, Reuven. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
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Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro, Schapira, Sapir, Sapira, Spira, Spiro, Sapiro, Szapiro/Szpiro in Polish and Chapiro in French (more at "See also"), is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Origins and Meaning. The surname Shapira is believed to have Jewish origins, specifically among Ashkenazi Jews. Linguistically, it is derived from the Hebrew word “shapir,” which translates to “beautiful” or “handsome.”
The surname Shapiro is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin. It is one of the most common Jewish surnames in the United States and Israel. The name Shapiro is derived from the Hebrew personal name Shapira, which means “beautiful” or “beauty”. Shapiro is a patronymic surname, meaning it is based on a male ancestor’s name.
Shapira: What does the surname Shapira mean? Shapira is a Jewish surname of Yiddish origin primarily found among Ashkenazi Jews. The name derives from the Hebrew term "Shapir," which translates as "beautiful," "handsome," or "good" in English.
