Names That Mean Fisherman
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- Fisher
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Occupational nameMeaning:
"fisherman"Description:
As a member of two trendy name categories, animal and occupational, this name broke into the Top 1000 in 2004 and would make a nice tribute to an angler Grandpa.
- Fisk
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fisherman"Description:
Unusual alternative to Fisher with a brisker surname appeal.
- Fischer
Origin:
German surnameMeaning:
"fisherman"Description:
This common German-Jewish surname is not as common as the streamlined, gentile Fisher, although we like this spelling just as much. Both variations peaked around 2015, when Fischer was given to about 100 baby boys, and Fisher 300.
- Barbeau
Origin:
French occupational nameMeaning:
"fisherman"Description:
How to spruce up Fisher or Beau? This French surname-name might be an option for a parent unafraid of the unusual. The name derives from Barbel, a type of fish, which is how it became a surname for some fishermen.
- Vischer
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"fisherman"Description:
If you're German and you love to fish -- then maybe.