Fischer

Teutonic angler surname

Fischer is a German surname meaning "fisherman," the equivalent of English Fisher.

It appears frequently in compound references: Bobby Fischer dominated chess in the 1970s; Fischer-Tropsch refers to a chemical process for converting gas to liquid fuel.

As with other occupational surnames, it indicates ancestral trade.

chess

grandmaster

Supreme competitive title

Reykjavik · match · brilliance · opening · defense · attack · sacrifice · endgame · strategy · tactics

notable

Bobby

Diminutive of Robert

  • EdmundMale name, prosperity guardian
  • HansGerman male name
  • EmilGerman male name

Helene · chemist · politician · scientist · historian · composer · artist · Nobel laureate

surname

German

Central European language

genealogy · heritage · lineage · family · Jewish · Ashkenazi · common · patronymic · Germanic · European

Opposites
Cold War chess rivalry

FischerKarpov

Carlsen

Phrases
Family

Fischer projection

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G