Meanings
proper noun
- A surname from German.
In an interview with Jacobin to be published later this year, veteran KPO activist Theodor Bergmann tells of Heinrich Adam, prewar KPO member and mechanic at the Zeiss optics factory in Jena who joined the SED in hopes of realizing socialist unity.
2017 May 28, Loren Balhorn, “The Lost History of Antifa”, in Jacobin Magazine
Origin
- GermanBergmann
- GermanBergmann
- EnglishBergmann
Borrowed from German Bergmann.
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APA
Bergmann. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bergmann
MLA
“Bergmann.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bergmann. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bergmann,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bergmann.
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