Bettman
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Bettman or Bettmann is a German Jewish surname[1] meaning "mattress maker" or "mattress seller". Another variant is Bethmann.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alfred Bettman (1873–1945), American urban planner
- Gary Bettman (born 1952), American sports executive
- Gilbert Bettman (1881–1942), American politician
- Otto Bettmann (1903–1998), German and American archivist; founder of the Bettmann archive
- Siegfried Bettmann (1863–1951), Anglo-German cycle and motor vehicle manufacturer
See also
[edit]- Bettman Preserve, a park in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
References
[edit]- ^ Rottenberg, Dan (1986). Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-8063-1151-7.
- ^ Doepper, Rudolf (2004). Jüdische Namen in Geschichte und Gegenwart: neue Entwicklungen und Erkenntnisse ; Beiträge zum Verständis unserer Zeit (in German). Selbstverlag. p. 365. ISBN 978-2-8399-0010-2.