Niemitz is a German surname of
Slavic origin that comes from a variation on the Slavic words ''
Niemiec'', ''
Němec Němec (, feminine: Němcová ()) and Nemec (feminine: Nemcová) are common Czech surname, Czech and Slovak surname, Slovak surnames. It literally means 'Germans, German', but it also meant 'mute person' (figuratively "a person who does not speak (S ...
''. It is associated with the noble Silesian . Notable people with the surname include:
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Carsten Niemitz (born 1945), German biologist
See also
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Nimitz
References
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German-language surnames
Surnames of Slavic origin
Ethnonymic surnames
Toponymic surnames
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