Jachmann is a German surname.
The forename Jach is of Hebrew descent and stems from Yohanan (), a shortened form of (), with the meaning "YHWH is gracious".K. Rymut: Nazwiska Polakóv, vol.1, Kraków 1999, p.324.
In its Silesian mode, the name Jach can be traced to the Bohemian and Moravian variants of the Czech shorthand form Jach(a) of the given name Johannes.Hans Bahlow: Deutsches Namenlexikon. Familien- und Vornamen nach ihrem Ursprung erklärt. Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1990, .Hans Bahlow: Dictionary of German Names. Translated by Edda Gentry. With an introduction by Henry Geitz. Max Kade Institut for German-American Studies, Madison 1993, . It was first mentioned 1377 in Prague as Johannes alias Jacha.
In its Polish mode, the name was first mentioned in the 14th century: 1326 Iach molendinator, 1437 Johannem dictum Jach, 1440 Iaskone alias Iach and 1452 Iach de Vilczouicze.Hans Bahlow: Schlesisches Namenbuch, Holzner Verlag, Kitzingen/Main 1953, p.61.
According to this, the surname Jachmann and the similar Jochmann can be seen as patronymic names.J.Schwanke: Gutachten zu Herkunft und Bedeutung des Familiennamens Jachmann, Universität Leipzig, deutsch-slawische Namenforschung, 2005.
Variants Jach Jache Jachan Joch Jochmann
People
Jachmann Alfred Jachmann (1829–1918), German public officer and banker Eduard von Jachmann (1822-1887), the first vice admiral of the Prussian Navy Johanna Jachmann-Wagner (1828-1894), mezzo-soprano singer, tragédienne, and teacher of singing and theatrical performance Reinhold Bernhard Jachmann (1767-1843), German theologian and educator
Jochmann Georg Jochmann (1874-1915), German internist and bacteriologist Hansi Jochmann (born 1953), German actress Jakob Jochmann (born 1993), Austrian handball player Rosa Jochmann (1901-1994), Austrian resistance activist and Ravensbrück survivor and later politician Werner Jochmann (1921-1994), German historian and director of the Research Centre for the History of National Socialism
Jachtmann Jan-Peter Jachtmann, German semi-professional poker player and editor-in-chief
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