Ashkenaz

[ ash-kuh-naz ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth.
2. an ancient kingdom in eastern Armenia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ashkenaz¹

From Hebrew Ashkənāz, of uncertain origin but later associated first with the Scythians (Iranian nomads who lived between the Black and Aral Seas) and then with the Slavs