LIEBMANN Origin of surname
LIEBMANN
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname. Literally "dear/beloved man" in German, the family name Liebmann was sometimes adopted by families originally called Levi, derived from the biblical male personal name, and indicating a possible Levite lineage. Liebmann can also be derived from Lieb meaning "dear/beloved" in German. Jewish names comprising this word are also linked to Gottlieb ("beloved of God"). The name may also be a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. Some names in this group are connected to towns such as Liben, a suburb of Prague, the capital of Bohemia and the Czech Republic; Liebenthal, in lower Silesia, Poland; Liebenwalde in Brandenburg, eastern Germany; or Liebstadt, in Saxony, eastern Germany. Other family names replaced the consonant "b" in the first syllable with "p", resulting in variants like Lipman and Lipkin, which might also be linked to Lippe, formerly a state in north western Germany, now part of North Rhine Westphalia, where Jews were living since the 14th century, or several towns in Central and Eastern Europe, among them Lipnik/Leipnik in Moravia, Czech Republic, with Jewish inhabitants since the 15th century; Liberec/Reichenberg, in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, where Jews lived since the 16th century; Lipno, in central Poland and Lipovets, in Ukraine, in both of which Jews are documented since the 17th century. Liebmann is recorded as a Jewish family name in the 16th century, and Libmann in the late 18th century. According to some sources, certain forms of names in this group, especially Lefman and Liefmann, are related to the biblical male personal name Levi, thus indicating possible Levite lineage. Lefman is recorded as a Jewish family name in Koeln, Germany, in 1135; Lippmann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1589; Liebmann in the 16th century; Liepmann at Leipzig, Germany, in 1668; Lipman in Berlin, Germany, in 1747; Liefmann in Paris, France, in 1750; Libmann in Alsace, France, in 1784; and Lip (an abbreviation of Lipmann) in 1948 in France. Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Liebmann include the German Court Jew Jost (Judah Berlin) Liebmann (1640-1702), the Silesian-born German philosopher, Otto Liebman, and the 20th century German film script writer, Robert Liebmann.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name derives from a personal characteristic or nickname. Literally "dear/beloved man" in German, the family name Liebmann was sometimes adopted by families originally called Levi, derived from the biblical male personal name, and indicating a possible Levite lineage. Liebmann can also be derived from Lieb meaning "dear/beloved" in German. Jewish names comprising this word are also linked to Gottlieb ("beloved of God"). The name may also be a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives. Some names in this group are connected to towns such as Liben, a suburb of Prague, the capital of Bohemia and the Czech Republic; Liebenthal, in lower Silesia, Poland; Liebenwalde in Brandenburg, eastern Germany; or Liebstadt, in Saxony, eastern Germany. Other family names replaced the consonant "b" in the first syllable with "p", resulting in variants like Lipman and Lipkin, which might also be linked to Lippe, formerly a state in north western Germany, now part of North Rhine Westphalia, where Jews were living since the 14th century, or several towns in Central and Eastern Europe, among them Lipnik/Leipnik in Moravia, Czech Republic, with Jewish inhabitants since the 15th century; Liberec/Reichenberg, in northern Bohemia, Czech Republic, where Jews lived since the 16th century; Lipno, in central Poland and Lipovets, in Ukraine, in both of which Jews are documented since the 17th century. Liebmann is recorded as a Jewish family name in the 16th century, and Libmann in the late 18th century. According to some sources, certain forms of names in this group, especially Lefman and Liefmann, are related to the biblical male personal name Levi, thus indicating possible Levite lineage. Lefman is recorded as a Jewish family name in Koeln, Germany, in 1135; Lippmann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1589; Liebmann in the 16th century; Liepmann at Leipzig, Germany, in 1668; Lipman in Berlin, Germany, in 1747; Liefmann in Paris, France, in 1750; Libmann in Alsace, France, in 1784; and Lip (an abbreviation of Lipmann) in 1948 in France. Distinguished bearers of the Jewish family name Liebmann include the German Court Jew Jost (Judah Berlin) Liebmann (1640-1702), the Silesian-born German philosopher, Otto Liebman, and the 20th century German film script writer, Robert Liebmann.