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Fish.

A surname.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/fɪʃ/
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

From fish, a metonymic occupational surname for a fish seller or a nickname for someone who resembled a fish. It could also be an Americanized spelling of German Fisch.

name/fɪʃ/
  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces.

Where this word comes from

Semantic loan from Latin Pisces.

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