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יפה , יאָפע Romanization Jaffe Jaffé Yaffe Ioffe Joffe Yuffa Jouffa Language(s)
Hebrew Word/name yafe Derivation Jaffe Meaning beautiful
[1]
Joffe (Joffé , Иоффе , Ioffe , Yoffe ) is a Hebrew-language
surname , a variant of
Jaffe .
[2] Notable people with this surname include:
Abraham Z. Joffe , Soviet and then Israeli mycologist
Abram Fedorovich Ioffe , Russian physicist
Adolph Joffe (Adolf Joffe), Russian Marxist revolutionary and Soviet politician
Avraham Yoffe , Israeli general and politician
Boris Yoffe (born 1968), Russian-born Israeli composer
Carole Joffe , American sociologist and reproductive rights advocate
Chantal Joffe , English painter
Charles H. Joffe , American film producer
Dina Joffe (born 1952), Latvian pianist, Israeli citizen
Emily Yoffe , American journalist
Inna Yoffe (born 1988), Israeli Olympic synchronized swimmer
Jasper Joffe , British contemporary artist and novelist
Joel Joffe , Lord Joffe, British life peer, former head of Oxfam, former lawyer to Nelson Mandela
Josef Joffe , German and American journalist and international studies scholar
Julia Ioffe , Russian-American journalist and blogger
Manne Joffe , Swedish chess master
Mark Joffe , Australian film director
Mordecai Yoffe , East European rabbi and Judaism scholar
Nadezhda Joffe , Soviet Trotskyist
Rodney Joffe , internet entrepreneur and an internet data expert
Roland Joffé , English-French film director
Yudl Yoffe , Yiddish writer, translator and sculptor
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