Hohmann

Hohmann is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

• Name of residence in Middle High German hōhe, hœhe with the meaning "height. Hill "and househusband for someone who lived on higher ground.
• About Name Middle High German high high meaning "; strong, loud, elegant, proud ”.
• Caused by contraction Low German variant of Hofmann .

Well-known namesake

• Andreas Hohmann (* 1957), German sports scientist and university professor
• B. Bachmann-Hohmann , Austrian military painter, lithographer and graphic artist
• Bastian Hohmann (* 1990), German soccer player
• Christian Heinrich Hohmann (1811–1861), Franconian composer, music teacher and violin school writer
• Christiane Hohmann (* 1964), German diplomat
• Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt (* 1950), German judge and politician (SPD)
• Dania Hohmann (* 1974), German theater director
• David Hohmann (* 1976), German stage designer
• Dietrich Hohmann (orthopedist) (1930–2012), German orthopedist
• Dietrich Hohmann (writer) (* 1939), German writer
• Georg Hohmann (1880–1970), German orthopedist and surgeon
• Hadiya Hohmann (* 1968), German television presenter
• Hasso Hohmann (* 1943), architect and university professor
• Heinz Hohmann (1879–1949), German painter
• Heinz Hohmann (soccer player) (* 1931), German soccer player
• Joachim S. Hohmann (1953–1999), German writer and publisher
• Karl Hohmann (archaeologist) (1885–1969), German archaeologist, local researcher and museologist
• Karl Hohmann (1908–1974), German football player
• Karl Hohmann (journalist) (1916–1981), German journalist
• Karl Hohmann (economist) (1916–2003), German economist
• Lew Hohmann (* 1944), German filmmaker and film scholar
• Manfred Hohmann (* 1950), German gynecologist and university professor
• Marinus Hohmann (* 2004), German actor
• Martin Hohmann (* 1948), German politician (CDU / AfD)
• Monika Hohmann (soccer player) , German soccer player
• Monika Hohmann (politician) (* 1959), German politician (PDS, Die Linke)
• Patrick Hohmann (* 1950), Swiss entrepreneur and pioneer of organic cotton
• Peter Hohmann (1663–1732), merchant and councilor in Leipzig
• Peter Hohmann (author) (* 1978), German author
• Ruth Hohmann (* 1931), German jazz singer
• Tilla Hohmann (1898–1991), German actress
• Thorsten Hohmann (* 1979), German pool player
• Ulf Hohmann (* 1963), German behavioral scientist
• Walter Hohmann (1880–1945), German engineer
• Walther Hohmann (1883–?), German history teacher and National Socialist

See also

• Homan
• Homann

Individual evidence

1. ^ Duden, Familiennames , Dudenverlag, Mannheim-Leipzig-Wien-Zürich, 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , pp. 334f.