Kretschmar is a German

occupational 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, ...

literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the term

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 ...

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

Kretschmer Kretschmer is a German surname. It is an occupational surname literally meaning "innkeeper" associated with the word Kretscham, meaning village inn. It comes from the Middle High German word ''kretschmar'', which was borrowed from a Slavic language ...

, Kretzschmar, and Kreczmar (Polonized form). Notable people with the surname include: * Gerhard Kretschmar (1939–1939), German eugenics victim * Helmut Kretschmar (born 1928), German classical tenor *

William Kretschmar William Edward Kretschmar (August 21, 1933 – August 18, 2017) was an American politician who was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives. He represented the 28th district as a Republican, having been re-elected in 2000 and serving ...

(1933–2017), American politician

References

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