Weidmann
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| Meaning | 1. German: die Weide means "pasture, meadow", also "willow"
2. MHG/mhd. weideman "huntsman, fisherman" 3. Jewish given name "Widder", Judaic hypocristic form of "Avigdor". |
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| Region of origin | Germany, Austria, Russia, Israel (Hebrew: ויידמן) | ||
| Language(s) of origin | German | ||
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Weidmann (or Weidman) is a German surname meaning "hunter". It may refer to:
- Charles Weidman (1901–1975), American modern dancer, choreographer and teacher
- Eugen Weidmann (1908–1939), a German convict who was the last to be publicly executed in France
- Franz Seraph Weidmann (1790, Vienna - 1867, Vienna), Austrian actor, poet, dramatist and topographer, nephew of Paul Weidmann[2]
- Jens Weidmann (born 1968), president of Deutsche Bundesbank[3]
- Jerome Weidman (1913–1998), Jewish American playwright and novelist
- Joachim Weidmann (born 1939), German mathematician[4]
- Jodi Weidmann-Sparks,.....
- John Weidman, American librettist and staff writer for Sesame Street
- Karl Weidmann (born 1931), Swiss rower[5]
- Kurt Weidmann (born 1937), Hessian politician[6]
- Manfred Weidmann (born 1945) German footballer[7]
- Moritz Georg Weidmann
- Moritz Georg Weidmann (1658–1693), German publisher and bookseller[8]
- Moritz Georg Weidmann (1686 - 1743), German publisher and bookseller, son of the Elder
- Paul Weidmann (1744–1801), Austrian writer[9]
- Thure Weidman (1789–1828), bishop[10]
[edit] Vaidman
- Lev Vaidman (born 1955), an Israeli physicist
[edit] See also
- Weidmann's Restaurant, a restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi owned since 1870 by the Swiss-born Felix Weidmann and his family
- Weidman, Michigan
- Related surnames
- ^ de:Weitmann
- ^ http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w273255.htm
- ^ de:Jens Weidmann
- ^ de:Joachim Weidmann
- ^ de:Karl Weidmann
- ^ de:Kurt Weidmann
- ^ de:Manfred Weidmann
- ^ de:Moritz Georg Weidmann (1658–1693)
- ^ de:Paul Weidmann, http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.w/w274709.htm
- ^ see de:Liste der Bischöfe von Skara
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