Kretzschmar is a German surname. It comes from Middle High German ''kretschmar'', which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g.

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

krčmář. Other forms include Kretschmar, Kretschmer, and Kreczmar (Polonized form). Notable people with the surname include: *

Hermann Kretzschmar August Ferdinand Hermann Kretzschmar (19 January 1848 – 10 May 1924) was a German musicologist and writer, and is considered a founder of hermeneutics in musical interpretation and study. Life and career Born in Olbernhau, Kingdom of Sa ...

(1848–1924), German musicologist and writer *

Jörg Kretzschmar Jörg Kretzschmar (born 9 December 1964) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Kretzschmar was born in Riesa in the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany and learned his football there. He attempted to leave the ...

(born 1964), German footballer * Max Kretzschmar (born 1993), English footballer *

Stefan Kretzschmar Stefan Kretzschmar (; born 17 February 1973) is a retired professional German handball player. He was a three-time Olympic athlete and winner of the Olympic silver medal with the German team in 2004. He is currently the sporting director at F� ...

(born 1973), German handball player *

Waltraud Kretzschmar Waltraud Kretzschmar ( Hermann then Czelake, 1 February 1948 in Kloster Lehnin – 7 February 2018) was an East German handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In the 1970s, she was considered the ...

(1948–2018), East German handball player

References

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