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Gill-bearing non-tetrapod aquatic vertebrates
into the more basal jawless fish and the more common jawed fish, the latter including all living cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as the extinct placoderms
Fish
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up FISH, Fish, or fish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fish are vertebrates with gills and without digits. Fish, The Fish, or FISH may also refer
Fish_(disambiguation)
1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (stylized as One fish two fish red fish blue fish) is a 1960 children's book by Dr. Seuss. It is a simple rhyming
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
One_Fish,_Two_Fish,_Red_Fish,_Blue_Fish
American serial killer and rapist (1870–1936)
Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester and cannibal who committed at least
Albert_Fish
British record producer and keyboardist (born 1986)
Jordan Keith Attwood Fish (born 26 June 1986) is a British record producer, songwriter, and musician. A member of the electronic band Worship from 2010
Jordan_Fish
Bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish
the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and lift, which help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no
Fish_fin
British fried fish and fried potato dish
Fish and chips is a hot dish consisting of battered and fried fish, served with chips. Often considered the national dish of the United Kingdom, fish
Fish_and_chips
Name of various types of fish
(/bæs/;pl.: bass) is a common name shared by many species of ray-finned fish from the large clade Percomorpha, mainly belonging to the orders Perciformes
Bass_(fish)
Species of catfish
Chao Phraya river basins of Mainland Southeast Asia. Economically, these fish are important as a regional food source, and are also prized on the international
Basa_(fish)
Index of animals with the same common name
Fishes with a common name of silver fish or silverfish may include: Aphareus rutilans Argentina sphyraena Argyrozona argyrozona Labeobarbus bynni Enteromius
Silver_fish_(fish)
2003 film by Tim Burton
Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel
Big_Fish
Study of the form or morphology of fishes
Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fish. It can be contrasted with fish physiology, which is the study of how the component parts
Fish_anatomy
11th episode of the 2nd season of The Simpsons
"One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally
One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish
One_Fish,_Two_Fish,_Blowfish,_Blue_Fish
Class of ray-finned bony fishes
as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that constitutes nearly 99% of the over 30,000 living species of fish. The vast majority
Actinopterygii
Activity of trying to catch fish
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (freshwater or marine), but may also be
Fishing
Family of marine fish that can make powerful, self-propelled leaps out of water
Exocoetidae are a family of saltwater ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, known colloquially as flying fish or flying cod, with about 64 species in seven
Flying_fish
Small-bodied catfish of concern to human health
ammonia, fish slime, or amino acids) at all. Despite their names, candiru-açu are not parasitic on any animal. Organisations such as the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Candiru_(fish)
Play written by Hugh Wheeler
Big Fish, Little Fish is a comedy play in three acts by the British-American playwright Hugh Wheeler. The story concerns a former college professor, disgraced
Big_Fish,_Little_Fish
Chapter 89 of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick
"Fast-Fish and Loose-Fish" is chapter 89 of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick, in which Ishmael, the book's narrator, explains the concept of "Fast-Fish"
Fast-Fish_and_Loose-Fish
Raising fish commercially in enclosures
Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. It
Fish_farming
Scottish singer
Derek William Dick (born 25 April 1958), better known by his stage name Fish, is a retired Scottish singer, songwriter and occasional actor. He was the
Fish_(singer)
Topics referred to by the same term
Babel fish may refer to: Babel fish, a fictional species of fish invented by Douglas Adams in 1978; see The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Babel Fish (band)
Babel_fish
Ashkenazi Jewish dish made from ground fish
top. Historically, gefilte fish was a stuffed whole fish consisting of minced-fish forcemeat stuffed inside the intact fish skin. By the 16th century,
Gefilte_fish
Japanese manga series by Akimi Yoshida
Banana Fish (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was originally serialized from May 1985 to April
Banana_Fish
In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons
Shoaling and schooling In biology, any group of fish that stay together for social reasons are shoaling, and if the group is swimming in the same direction
Shoaling_and_schooling
Family of fishes
members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to parts of Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by their long
Snakehead_(fish)
Diverse clade of vertebrate animals
(ostéon) 'bone' and ἰχθύς (ikhthús) 'fish'), also known as osteichthyans or commonly referred to as the bony fish, is a diverse clade of vertebrate animals
Osteichthyes
Fish in the pelagic zone of ocean waters
Pelagic fish live in the pelagic zone of ocean or lake waters—being neither close to the bottom nor near the shore—in contrast with demersal fish that live
Pelagic_fish
French-Canadian former indie video game designer
Philippe Poisson (born November 1, 1984), better known as Phil Fish, is a Québécois former indie game designer best known for the 2012 platformer Fez.
Phil_Fish
1983 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Rumble Fish is a 1983 American teen drama noir film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It is based on the 1975 novel Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton, who also
Rumble_Fish
Condiment made from fish
Fish sauce is a liquid condiment made from fish or krill that have been coated in salt and fermented for up to two years. It is used as a staple seasoning
Fish_sauce
Index of animals with the same common name
A number of Actinopterygiian fish have been given the common name whiting. The fish originally known by the name "whiting" in English is Merlangius merlangus
Whiting_(fish)
Fish-shaped chewy candy
Swedish Fish is a fish-shaped, chewy candy originally developed by Swedish candy producer Malaco in 1957 for the U.S. market. They come in a variety of
Swedish_Fish
Card game
Go Fish or Fish is a card game for approximately two to five players, often played by children. It might be similar to a game called Andare e piscere which
Go_Fish
Subfamily of fishes
Grenadiers or rattails are generally large, brown to black gadiform marine fish of the family Macrouridae, the largest family of the suborder Macrouroidei
Grenadiers_(fish)
American animated television series
Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Alex Hirsch and William Reiss for Disney Channel. The show
Fish_Hooks
Hard skeletal covering of fish
A fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which
Fish_scale
Fish species with oils in their tissues and coelom
Oily fish, also known as blue fish, greasy fish or fatty fish, are species of fish with oil (fats) in soft tissues and in the coelomic cavity around the
Oily_fish
Swiss book and television series
The Rainbow Fish (German: Der Regenbogenfisch) is a children's picture book drawn and written by Swiss author and illustrator Marcus Pfister; it was translated
The_Rainbow_Fish
Fish that live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes
Demersal fish, also known as groundfish, live and feed on or near the bottom of seas or lakes (the demersal zone). They occupy the sea floors and lake
Demersal_fish
Spherical food item made from fish
Fish balls are balls made from fish paste which are then boiled or deep-fried. Similar in composition to fishcake, fish balls are often made from fish
Fish_ball
South African footballer
Mark Anthony Fish (born 14 March 1974) is a South African former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Cape Town, Fish started his
Mark_Fish
Law in the United Kingdom
Under the law of the United Kingdom, whales (mammal) and sturgeons are royal fish, and when taken become the personal property of the monarch of the United
Royal_fish
American tennis player (born 1981)
Mardy Simpson Fish (born December 9, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. He was a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several American
Mardy_Fish
Device for catching fish
embedding onto the inside of the fish mouth (angling) or, more rarely, by impaling and snagging the external fish body. Fish hooks are normally attached to
Fish_hook
Fishes are a paraphyletic group and for this reason, the class Pisces seen in older reference works is no longer used in formal taxonomy. Traditional classification
Taxonomy_of_fish
Species of cartilaginous fish
the rabbit fish or rat fish, is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of cartilaginous fish in the family Chimaeridae. The rabbit fish is known
Rabbit_fish
Oil derived from the tissues of oily fish
Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega−3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid
Fish_oil
Fish preserved or cured with salt
Salted fish, such as kippered herring or dried and salted cod, is fish cured with dry salt and thus preserved for later eating. Drying or salting, either
Salted_fish
Fish eaten by humans
Many species of fish are caught by humans and consumed as food in virtually all regions around the world. Their meat has been an important dietary source
Fish_as_food
Movement of fishes from one part of a water body to another on a regular basis
Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging
Fish_migration
Small prey fish
Forage fish, also called prey fish or bait fish, are small pelagic fish that feed on planktons (i.e. planktivores) and other small aquatic organisms (e
Forage_fish
Canadian-born Australian actress (born 1991)
Rhiannon Fish (born 14 March 1991) is a Canadian-Australian actress. Her first screen acting role was Lisa Jeffries in the television soap opera Neighbours
Rhiannon_Fish
Fish found in aquatic tropical environments
Tropical fish are fish found in aquatic tropical environments around the world. Fishkeepers often keep tropical fish in freshwater and saltwater aquariums
Tropical_fish
Species of bird
The fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States. The fish crow was
Fish_crow
Fish that can generate electric fields
An electric fish is any fish that can generate electric fields, whether to sense things around them, for defence, or to stun prey. Most fish able to produce
Electric_fish
Species of North American shad
native species of fish. In an effort to control it biologically, Pacific salmon were introduced, only partially successfully. As a marine fish, the alewife
Alewife_(fish)
Dish consisting of battered or breaded fried fish
A fish fry is a social event centered on a meal of battered or breaded fried fish. It usually also includes french fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, lemon
Fish_fry
Family of ray-finned fishes
heaven", and σκοπέω (skopéō), meaning "to look"), of perciform ray-finned fish that have eyes on top of their heads (hence the name). The family includes
Stargazer_(fish)
Species of cartilaginous fish
The devil fish, giant devil ray, or simply the devil ray (Mobula mobular) is a species of ray in the family Mobulidae. It is currently listed as critically
Devil_fish
Origin and diversification of fish through geologic time
first fish lineages belong to the Agnatha, or jawless fish. Early examples include Haikouichthys. During the late Cambrian, eel-like jawless fish called
Evolution_of_fish
Structure to allow fish to migrate upriver around barriers
A fish ladder, also known as a fishway, fish pass, fish steps or fish cannon, is a waterway structure on or around artificial and natural barriers (such
Fish_ladder
American businessman (1766–1846)
Preserved Fish (/prəˈzɜːrvɪd/ prə-ZUR-vid; July 14, 1766 – July 23, 1846) was an American businessman who was a prominent New York City shipping merchant
Preserved_Fish
Device used to remotely catch aquatic animals
A fish trap is a trap used for catching fish and other aquatic animals of value. Fish traps include fishing weirs, cage traps, fish wheels and some fishing
Fish_trap
Fish that live all or much of their lives in seawater
Marine fish, also termed saltwater fish or sea fish, are fish that live in seawater. Saltwater fish can live solitarily or in a large group called a school
Marine_fish
Topics referred to by the same term
Tripod fish is a common name for different species of fish: Ipnopidae, a family found worldwide in deep seas, including: Bathypterois grallator, the most
Tripod_fish
Fish that remove parasites and dead tissue from other species
Cleaner fish are fish that show a specialist feeding strategy by providing a service to other species, referred to as clients, by removing dead skin,
Cleaner_fish
Popular fish targeted in recreational fishing
fish, sport fish or quarry refer to popular fish species pursued by recreational fishers (typically anglers), and can be freshwater or saltwater fish
Game_fish
Large carp in Northamptonshire, England
referred to as "the people's fish" and was voted by readers of Angler's Mail as Britain's Favourite Carp in 2005. The fish, who was female, was originally
Benson_(fish)
Fish name belonging to several families
A sole is a fish belonging to several families in the suborder Pleuronectoidei. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside
Sole_(fish)
Reproductive physiology of fishes
Fish reproductive organs include testes and ovaries. In most species, gonads are paired organs of similar size, which can be partially or totally fused
Fish_reproduction
Young fish
Juvenile fish Fish go through various life stages between fertilization and adulthood. The life of fish start as spawned eggs which hatch into immotile
Juvenile_fish
Malaysian-born Hong Kong model and actress (born 1990)
Fish Liew Chi-yu (Chinese: 廖子妤; born 31 March 1990) is a Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She won two Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting
Fish_Liew
Well-known dish in Jiangsu cuisine
Squirrel fish (Chinese: 松鼠鱖魚; pinyin: sōngshǔ guìyú) or Squirrel-shaped Mandarin Fish is a well-known dish in Jiangsu cuisine, originally from Suzhou.
Squirrel_fish
American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kansas City, Kansas. While she is often cited as a blues artist
Samantha_Fish
2010 Japanese film
Cold Fish is a 2010 Japanese crime horror film directed by Sion Sono, who co-wrote the screenplay with Yoshiki Takahashi. It stars Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden
Cold_Fish
English socialite (1850–1927)
Nancy Fish Barnum Callias D'Orengiani, Baroness (née Fish; 22 April 1850 – 23 June 1927) was an English socialite, daughter of a successful cotton miller
Nancy_Fish
Corruption and smuggling scandal in the Soviet Union
The fish case (Russian: рыбное дело, romanized: rybnoe delo, IPA: [ˈrɨbnəjə ˈdʲelə]) or caviar case (Russian: икорное дело, romanized: ikornoe delo, IPA:
Fish_case
1975 compilation album by John Lennon with Plastic Ono Band
Shaved Fish is a compilation album by English rock musician John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Band, issued in October 1975 on Apple Records. It contains
Shaved_Fish
Including seafood in an otherwise vegetarian diet
sometimes spelled pescatarianism) is a dietary practice in which seafood and fish is the only source of meat in a diet. Other animal products, such as eggs
Pescetarianism
Species of fish
The sargassum fish, anglerfish, or frog fish (Histrio histrio) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes
Sargassum_fish
Fish cured by fermentation to reduce spoilage
Fermented fish is a traditional form of preserved fish. Before refrigeration, canning, and other modern preservation techniques became available, fermenting
Fermented_fish
Canadian online dating service
Plenty of Fish (POF) is a Canadian online dating service, popular primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Brazil
Plenty_of_Fish
American political dynasty
The Fish family is a prominent American family who had many members which became influential in politics, diplomacy, and business. The family is of English
Fish_family
Ways that fish move around
Fish locomotion is the various types of animal locomotion used by fish, principally by swimming. This is achieved in different groups of fish by a variety
Fish_locomotion
Fish that inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf
Coastal fish, also called inshore fish or neritic fish, inhabit the sea between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf. Since the continental
Coastal_fish
Organ that allows fish to breathe underwater
Fish gills are organs that allow fish to breathe underwater. Most fish exchange gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide using gills on both sides of the pharynx
Fish_gill
Culinary term for certain shark species
low price, saw flake become by far the most common type of fish to be served in Australian fish and chip shops. Flake remains popular, but it is no longer
Flake_(fish)
American drummer
Kenneth Robert Wilson, better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American musician best known for playing drums for Marilyn Manson from 1995 to
Ginger_Fish
Fishing tool
A fish stringer is a line of rope or chain along which a fisherman can string fish so they can be immersed and kept alive in water. A rope stringer is
Fish_stringer
Fish that mostly live in freshwater
Freshwater fish are fish species that spend some or all of their lives in bodies of fresh water such as rivers, lakes, ponds and inland wetlands, where
Freshwater_fish
American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual (born 1938)
Stanley Eugene Fish (born April 19, 1938) is an American literary theorist, legal scholar, author and public intellectual. He is the Floersheimer Distinguished
Stanley_Fish
Genus of fishes
Symphysodon (colloquially known as discus or discus fish) is a genus of cichlids native to the Amazon river basin in Brazil. Due to their distinctive shape
Discus_(fish)
Topics referred to by the same term
Elephant fish may refer to: Fish Callorhinchidae, a family of marine fish also known as elephant sharks or plough-nose chimaeras Mormyridae, a family of
Elephant_fish
British weather forecaster (born 1944)
Michael Fish (born 27 April 1944) is a British weather forecaster. From 1974 to 2004, he was a television presenter for BBC Weather. Fish was born on
Michael_Fish
Fish species with the ability to travel over land for extended period of time
walking fish, or ambulatory fish, is a fish that is able to travel over land for extended periods of time. Some other modes of non-standard fish locomotion
Walking_fish
Largest known fish species
Fish vary greatly in size. The extant whale shark and basking shark exceed all other fish by a considerable margin in weight and length. The extinct Otodus
List_of_largest_fish
Hypercarnivorous fish that sometimes actively prey upon other fish
Predatory fish are hypercarnivorous fish that actively prey upon other fish or aquatic animals, with examples including shark, billfish, barracuda, alligator
Predatory_fish
Marketplace for fish and fish products
A fish market is a marketplace for selling fish and fish products. It can be dedicated to wholesale trade between fishermen and fish merchants, or to the
Fish_market
Ornamental carp
length of the fish). These fish are not highly valued. Ōmoyō (大模様) An Omoyou has large markings, at least a quarter the length of the fish. This is desirable
Kōhaku_(fish)
FISH
FISH
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English fische, fish ‘fish’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Fisch.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Inskip in Lancashire, of uncertain etymology. The first element of this place name has been tentatively connected with Welsh ynys ‘island’ (compare Ince); the second with Old English c̄pe ‘keep’ (noun) in the sense ‘osier basket for keeping or trapping fish’.
Male
Yiddish
(פִיש×ֶעל) Yiddish name FISHEL means "little fish."
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from Hacking in Lancashire, the name of which is of uncertain origin. Early forms appear with the definite article, and the name may represent an Old English term for a fish weir, a derivative of hæcc ‘hatch’, ‘low gate’, or haca ‘hook’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Fishbourne in Sussex and the Isle of Wight or Fishburn in Durham, all named from Old English fisc ‘fish’ + burna ‘stream’.In some cases, possibly a translation of Fischbach.
Male
Yiddish
(פִיש×ְקֶע) Variant spelling of Yiddish Fishel, FISHKE means "little fish."
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English fisc ‘fish’ + wīc ‘trading place’.
Surname or Lastname
English of three possible origins
English of three possible origins : of three possible origins: from a medieval survival with added initial H- of the Old English personal name Ædduc, a diminutive of Æddi, itself a short form of various compound names with the first element ēad ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’.English of three possible origins : habitational name from Haydock near Liverpool, which is probably named from Welsh heiddog ‘characterized by barley’.English of three possible origins : from Middle English hadduc ‘haddock’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling the fish.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás)
English, German, French, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Lithuanian, Czech and Slovak (Jonáš), and Hungarian (Jónás) : from a medieval personal name, which comes from the Hebrew male personal name Yona, meaning ‘dove’. In the book of the Bible which bears his name, Jonah was appointed by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, but tried to flee instead to Tarshish. On the voyage to Tarshish, a great storm blew up, and Jonah was thrown overboard by his shipmates to appease God’s wrath, swallowed by a great fish, and delivered by it on the shores of Nineveh. This story exercised a powerful hold on the popular imagination in medieval Europe, and the personal name was a relatively common choice. The Hebrew name and its reflexes in other languages (for example Yiddish Yoyne) have been popular Jewish personal names for generations. There are also saints, martyrs, and bishops called Jonas venerated in the Orthodox Church. Ionas is found as a Greek family name.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : respelling of Yonis, with Yiddish possessive -s.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Meece.German and Dutch : nickname from the bird name mees ‘titmouse’, or a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher.Dutch : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a basketweaver, from Middle Dutch mese ‘(fish) basket’.Dutch : patronymic from a short form of the personal name Bartolomeus.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French maquerel ‘bawd’.English : from Middle English makerel ‘mackerel’ (the fish), hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or a seller of these fish.English : Possibly also from Middle English mackerel ‘red scorch marks (on the skin)’, perhaps a descriptive nickname for someone with a noticeable birthmark.
Surname or Lastname
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German hærinc ‘herring’, German Hering, a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a herring or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller. In some cases the Jewish surname is ornamental.English : variant spelling of Herring.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from Kiddal in Barwick in Elmet, West Yorkshire, which is probably so named from the Old English personal name Cydda + Old English halh ‘nook or corner of land’. However, the surname occurs predominantly in Devon, suggesting another, unidentified source may be involved. Alternatively, it could be a variant of Kiddle, a topographic name for someone living by (or making his living from) a fish weir, Middle English kidel (Old French cuidel, quidel, a word of Breton origin).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone thought to resemble the loach (a species of freshwater fish), Middle English loche.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German
English, Scottish, Dutch, and German : metonymic occupational name for a herring fisher or for a seller of the fish, Middle English hering, Dutch haring, Middle High German hærinc. In some cases it may have been a nickname in the sense of a trifle, something of little value, a meaning which is found in medieval phrases and proverbial expressions such as ‘to like neither herring nor barrel’, i.e. not to like something at all.German : habitational name from Herringen in Westphalia.Dutch : from a personal name, a derivative of a Germanic compound name with the first element hari, heri ‘army’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Hering.
Surname or Lastname
German and Danish
German and Danish : metonymic occupational name for a salmon fisher or a seller of salmon, Middle High German lahs ‘salmon’.English (northeastern counties) and Danish : from an Old Norse nickname, Lax, meaning ‘salmon’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Lachs ‘salmon’, Yiddish laks, one of the many Ashkenazic surnames taken from words denoting fish, birds, and animals.
Surname or Lastname
English (southern Lancashire)
English (southern Lancashire) : habitational name from a minor place in the parish of Rochdale, named from Old English mere ‘lake’, ‘pool’ + land ‘tract of land’, ‘estate’, ‘cultivated land’. There may also have been some confusion with Markland.Dutch : habitational name from Maarland in Eijsden, Dutch Limburg.possibly a variant of Dutch Merlan, from French merlan ‘whiting’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way, Middle English lampreye.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fishburn.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fisherman, Middle English fischer. The name has also been used in Ireland as a loose equivalent of Braden. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognates and names of similar meaning from many other European languages, including German Fischer, Dutch Visser, Hungarian Halász, Italian Pescatore, Polish Rybarz, etc.In a few cases, the English name may in fact be a topographic name for someone who lived near a fish weir on a river, from the Old English term fisc-gear ‘fish weir’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fisherman, Yiddish fisher, German Fischer.Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. See Braden.Mistranslation of French Poissant, meaning ‘powerful’, but understood as poisson ‘fish’ (see Poisson), and assimilated to the more frequent English name.
FISH
FISH
Girl/Female
British, English
Strong; Peace
Girl/Female
Australian, Welsh
White; Happiness; Blessed; A North Wales County Name
Male
Hebrew
(מֶש×ֶךְ) Hebrew name MESHEK means "to draw." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Japheth.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nishikesh | நீஷீகேஷÂ
Girl/Female
Muslim
Kind
Girl/Female
Australian, Indian, Telugu
Small
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, I' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Henry VI's great-uncle, Bishop of Winchester,...
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Gaelic, German, Irish
Fair; From Finland
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
A Star
Boy/Male
Hindu
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n.
The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.
a.
Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish.
n.
Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.
a.
Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or taste of fish; abounding in fish.
a.
Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish; improbable; also, rank or foul.
n.
A woman who retails fish.
n.
The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.)
n.
A dealer in fish.
pl.
of Fishwoman
a.
Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the tail of a fish.
n.
A fishwoman.
n.
A fishery.
n.
A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.