Etymology

Chismar

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Slovak Čižmář ← Serbo-Croatian Čižmar
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  1. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromČižmar
  2. Slovak · derived fromČižmář
  3. English todayChismar

Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Čižmář, or Carpathian Rusyn and Serbo-Croatian Čižmar, all occupational surnames for a shoemaker, from the noun čižma (“boot”).

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