Rivkin

Rivkin is a Slavic language-influenced Jewish surname, of matronymic derivation literally meaning "Rivka's", where Rivka is a depreciatory diminutive form of the female name Riva, which in its turn is a diminutive of Rebecca. Other forms include Rifkin (as a recording of a devoiced pronunciation) and Ryvkin (from the Russian-language variant Рывкин).

Notable people with the surname include:

Rifkin

Rivkin

  • William R. Rivkin (born 1919), former United States Ambassador to Senegal, the Gambia, and Luxembourg
  • Robert S. Rivkin (born 1960), deputy mayor of the City of Chicago and former United States Department of Transportation general counsel
  • Charles H. Rivkin (born 1962), chief executive officer of the MPAA and former United States ambassador to France
  • David W. Rivkin (born 1955), litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
  • David B. Rivkin, American conservative
  • Jan W. Rivkin, American academic, professor at the Harvard Business School
  • Bobby "Z" Rivkin, known as Bobby Z. former drummer for Prince
  • David Z (David Rivkin) a music producer
  • Neta Rivkin (born 1991), Israeli rhythmic gymnast
  • René Rivkin, Australian entrepreneur

Ryvkin

  • Vladimir Ryvkin (1928-1989), birth name of Vladimir Sanin, Russian traveler and writer

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