the surnames čižmár / čižmárova (f.) (slovak) čižmář / čižmárová (f.) (czech), ciżmar (polish), čizmar (serbian), čizmar/čižmar (croatian), cizmar (hungarian), čižman (slovenian) and cizmar (romanian) are of occupational origin, literally meaning "shoemaker", "cobbler", from the south slavic word "čižmy", boots.