Kretschmer is a German

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. It is an occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the word

Kretscham A ''Kretscham'' is a village pub (also ''Gasthaus'' or ''Schänke''), which was often the seat of the mayor and the place of jurisdiction of the village court (''Gerichtskretscham''). Most of the time the ''lokators'' were given this right. E ...

, meaning village inn. It comes from the Middle High German word ''kretschmar'', which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář. Other forms include Krechmer,

Kretchmer Kretchmer is a German surname a form of Kretschmer, which is occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper", originally borrowed from Slavic languages. Notable people with the surname include: *Ido Krechmer, musician from Israeli band Men of N ...

Kretschmar Kretschmar is a German occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the term Kretscham for village inn. It comes from Middle High German ''kretschmar'', which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář. Other f ...

Kretzschmar Kretzschmar is a German surname. It comes from Middle High German ''kretschmar'', which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář. Other forms include Kretschmar, Kretschmer, and Kreczmar (Polonized form). Notable people with the ...

, and Kreczmar (Polonized form). Notable people with the surname include: * Ernst Kretschmer (1888–1964), German psychiatrist *

Gero Kretschmer Gero Kretschmer (; born 6 May 1985) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 79 in May 2014. He won his only ATP World Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier ten ...

(born 1985), German tennis player *

Marlene Kretschmer Marlene Kretschmer is a German statistician and climatologist whose research concerns causal inference and its application to climate change, making connections between climate statistics and climate dynamics. She is a junior professor in the In ...

, German statistician and climatologist *

Otto Kretschmer Otto Kretschmer (1 May 1912 – 5 August 1998) was a German naval officer and submariner in World War II and the Cold War. From September 1939 until his capture in March 1941 he sank 44 ships, including one warship, a total of 274,333 tons. For th ...

(1912–1998), German U-Boat commander in World War II * Paul Kretschmer (1866–1956), German linguist * Michael Kretschmer (born 1975), German politician * Daniel Kretschmer, German hip hop and reggae musician *

Tim Kretschmer The Winnenden school shooting occurred on the morning of 11 March 2009 at the Albertville-Realschule, a secondary school in Winnenden, southwestern Germany, followed by a shootout at a car dealership in nearby Wendlingen. The shooting spree resu ...

(1991–2009), German spree killer

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

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