Littmann

Littmann is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

• Offspring of Czech names such as Litomir (= Ljutomir), Litobor (= Ljutobor) etc. (cf. Miklosich, F., Die Bildung d. Slaw. Pers.-Name (Wiener Denkschr. 10, 1860), 209) altslaw. ljutu "grim, wild". Only detectable since the Hussite invasions. See also the names under love / love: lib- = ljub-! - Documents: Hannus Litman 1427 Liegnitz; Jacob Littman 1429 Liegnitz; Jeorge Littman 1571 Görlitz. Also a Litman Jew in 1472 Glatz. Furthermore Mathis Litte 1491 Liegnitz

Part of the word "man"

See family name: Mann , Man , Manno

• Source: Littmann (family name) at genealogy.net

variants

• Litman
• Littman
• Litte

Name bearer

• Arnold Littmann (1901–1983), German journalist and educator
• Corny Littmann (* 1952), German theater maker, football official and LGBT activist
• David Littmann (1906–1981), American cardiologist, inventor of the Littmann stethoscope
• Enno Littmann (1875–1958), German orientalist
• Gerhard Littmann (1910–1973), German lawyer and 1952–1970 police chief in Frankfurt am Main
• Helene Littmann (1866–19 ??), Austrian writer and editor
• Ismar Littmann (1878–1934), German lawyer and art collector, see Ismar Littmann Collection
• Klaus Littmann (* 1952), Swiss gallery owner, initiator of art interventions, art mediator
• Konrad Littmann (1923–2009), German economist
• Max Littmann (1862–1931), German architect
• Norbert Littmann (* 1958), German soccer player
• Peter Littmann (* 1947), German manager
• Wolf Littmann (1926–2000), German journalist and author