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"Isn't the name "Bergmann" Jewish and not Swedish? That's what I have always heard."
Well, my name is Bergman, and im from sweden, and im not jewish (and no relatives for atleast a couple of generations back) //Emil Bergman
Translating it directly from Swedish to English "Bergman" means "mountain man" not "man of the mountain". if you say "man of the mountain" you would directly mean man of one certain mountain (that he owns, possess, inhabits or whatever)and Bergman doesnt mean that.
I've known Jewish and non-Jewish Bergmanns and Bergmans. Most of the Jewish Bergmanns I have met are of German-Jewish ancestry.--Andrewmb 02:40, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
- The spelling of man is man is "man" and "mann" in Swedish and German, respectively. Autharitus (talk) 16:44, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
- It's not a jewish name. Of course there might be jews with this last name but it is not a jewish last name. It is a German last name. And i rare cases may be swedish in origin. It is much more likely that Swedes named Bergman/Bergmann are of partial German origin due to immigration. Interestingly the Germans migrating to sweden during the ages often were miners, so basically Bergmänner. 178.24.247.88 (talk) 06:22, 25 November 2022 (UTC)