Surname · also German
Kreczmar
Kreczmar is a surname from German, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.
Original GermanKretschmer
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Kreczmar comes from German, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Polish usage, Kreczmar as a surname developed from KRETSCHMER.
Kreczmar’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kreczmar as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KACZMAR. In English usage, Kreczmar as a surname has a related form in KRETSCHMER. In Polish usage, Kreczmar as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Kaczmarz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kreczmar has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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