Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German sperwære . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", as a star-crossed lover. Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber.
Notable people with the name include:
- Ann M. Sperber (1935–1994), American biographer
- Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologist
- Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historian
- Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist
- Ed Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball player
- Isadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmaker
- Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian
- Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer
- Manès Sperber (1905–1984), French writer
- Milo Sperber (1911–1992), British actor
- Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher
- Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), American ten-pin bowler and wife of ten-pin bowler Don Carter
- Murray Sperber (born 1939), American writer
- Silvia Sperber (born 1965), German sports shooter
- Wendie Jo Sperber (1958–2005), American actress
- David H Sperber(1946-)American Hero
See also
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names "Sperber Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.
- "What's in a word?". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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