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... and one of them has the last name "Gorelick" [1?]. Impressive study, happy I'm not a patient of his. 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym https://en
by unwind 2y ago
... and one of them has the last name "Gorelick" [1?]. Impressive study, happy I'm not a patient of his.
1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptronym
- rrr_oh_man 2y agoGorelik or Gorelick (Russian: Горелик; Belarusian: Гарэлік: Harelik) is a Jewish occupational surname historically denoting a vodka distiller or trader. Its etymology is Slavic, from Belarusian harelka (гарэлка), a calque from Polish gorzałka, itself from German geprant Wein 'burnt wine'. So what?