Cizmar

The surnames: Cizmar/Cismar/Chizmar/Chismar (English), ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡r/ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡rova (f.) (Slovak), ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡ÃÂ/ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡rovÃÂ¡ (f.) (Czech), ÃÂ§ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¶ÃÂ¼ÃÂ°ÃÂ/ÃÂ§ÃÂ¸ÃÂ¶ÃÂ¼ÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ¾ÃÂ²ÃÂ° (f.)/ÃÂ§ÃÂ¸ÃÂ·ÃÂ¼ÃÂ°ÃÂ/ÃÂ§ÃÂ¸ÃÂ·ÃÂ¼ÃÂ°ÃÂÃÂ¾ÃÂ²ÃÂ° (f.) (Pannonian Rusyn), CiÃÂ¼mar (Polish), ÃÂizmar/ÃÂ§ÃÂ¸ÃÂ·ÃÂ¼ÃÂ°ÃÂ (Serbian), ÃÂizmar (Bosnian), ÃÂizmar/ÃÂiÃÂ¾mar (Croatian), Csizmar (Hungarian), ÃÂiÃÂ¾man (Slovenian), Cizmar/Cismar (Romanian) and Cizmar/Cismar (German) have two possible origins:

toponymic origin, coming from near GrÃÂ¶mitz, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany as well as ÃÂizma in Bosnia Herzegovina;
occupational origin, literally meaning 'shoemaker, cobbler' in Hungarian, Romanian, and Slavic languages.

Both meanings are derived from the word ' (and variants in other languages) meaning 'high boot', borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ÃÂÃÂ²ÃÂÃÂÃ¢ÂÂÃÂ¬ÃÂ (ÃÂ§izme). The Slavic suffix -ar corresponds to English -er.

Notable people with the surname include:

Boris ÃÂizmar, Serbian futsal player

Albin ÃÂiÃÂ¾man, Slovenian slalom canoer

TomaÃÂ¾ ÃÂiÃÂ¾man, Slovenian alpine skier

MiloÃÂ¡ ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡ÃÂ (), Czech archaeologist

Josef ÃÂiÃÂ¾mÃÂ¡ÃÂ (), Czech folklorist

Joseph von Zhishman (birth name Josip/JoÃÂ¾ef ÃÂiÃÂ¾man), Austrian lawyer

Maria Mirabela Cismaru, Romanian singer

Paula Cizmar, American academic, playwright and librettist

Richard Chizmar, American writer, publisher and editor.

(1952Ã¢ÂÂ2005), Czech singer of Slovak origin

See also

Cismar Abbey

References