title: Kretzschmar
text: # Kretzschmar
  
  Kretzschmar is a German surname. It comes from Middle High German kretschmar, which was borrowed from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech krčmář. Other forms include Kretschmar, Kretschmer, and Kreczmar (Polonized form).
  
  Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Hermann Kretzschmar (1848–1924), German musicologist and writer
  * Jörg Kretzschmar (born 1964), German footballer
  * Max Kretzschmar (born 1993), English footballer
  * Stefan Kretzschmar (born 1973), German handball player
  * Waltraud Kretzschmar (1948–2018), East German handball player
  