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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Jewish
Scripts זימבליסט(Hebrew) זימבאַליסט(Yiddish)
Other Forms FormsTsimbalist, Zimbelman, Zimbelmann, Tsymbalist, Tsimbalistov, Tsimbalistova, Cymbalist
Meaning & History
Occupational name for a cymbalist or a dulcimer player, particularly the cimbalom, derived from Yiddish tsimbl meaning "dulcimer, cimbalom, cymbal". The American actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was a famous bearer of this surname.