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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Nachman.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Nacht ‘night’ + Mann ‘man’.
  • German (Nachtmann) : occupational name for a night watchman.

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