Kretschmer

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Kretschmer is a German surname. occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the term Kretscham [de] for village inn. It comes from Middle High German kretschmar, which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář.[1][2] Other forms include Krechmer, Kretchmer, Kretschmar, Kretzschmar, and Kreczmar (Polonized form).

Notable people with the surname include:

Krechmer[edit]

  • Michael Krechmer, original name of Michael Malice, Ukrainian-American author, and podcaster


References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kretschmer". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013.
  2. ^ Scheller, Andrea (2020). "Kretschmar". Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands.

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