Sturmen/Stürmen/Sturman – given name – Meaning: English: from an Old French diminutive form Esturmin of a Germanic byname meaning 'storm'. Compare Storm. North German (Sturmann): altered spelling of Stuhrmann, an occupational name for a helmsman, from Middle Low German sturen 'to steer' + mann 'man' Krieg – surname – Meaning: Swiss, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for an argumentative person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German kriec, German Krieg 'strife', 'conflict', 'squabble' (Yiddish krig). German: variant of Krug. .