Hofmann

English

Proper noun

Hofmann

1. A surname

Derived terms

• Hofmann degradation
• Hofmann elimination
• Hofmann product
• Hofmann rearrangement

 

German

Regional distribution of the surname Hofmann in Germany in 2005 (by number of telephone mainlines)

Etymology

Southern German variant of Hoffmann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhoːfˌman]

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• Hyphenation: Hof‧manns

Proper noun

Hofmann m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Hofmanns or (with an article) Hofmann, feminine genitive Hofmann, plural Hofmanns)

1. a common surname originating as an occupation

Declension

Declension of Hofmann [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Hofmann	(eine)	(die)	Hofmann	(die)	Hofmanns
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Hofmanns, Hofmann1	(einer)	(der)	Hofmann	(der)	Hofmanns
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Hofmann	(einer)	(der)	Hofmann	(den)	Hofmanns
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Hofmann	(eine)	(die)	Hofmann	(die)	Hofmanns

¹With an article.

Related terms

• Hofmeister, Hofrichter, Hofbauer, Höfner, Hofer
• Bergmann, Heinemann, Heinzelmann, Heiermann, Hermann, Kaufmann, Neumann, Zimmermann