The story
- Hebrew · derived fromנחמן
- English todayNachman
* As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew נחמן, a name meaning "consoler," from נחם (“to comfort”). Compare Nachtman. * As a German surname, Americanized from Nachmann, Nachtmann, meaning "night watchman," see Nachtman.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.