English Explanatory Dictionary

Nachman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Nachman

Etymology

* As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew נחמן, a name meaning "consoler," from נחם (“to comfort”). Compare Nachtman. * As a German surname, Americanized from Nachmann, Nachtmann, meaning "night watchman," see Nachtman.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on N Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary