Fish

fish FISH English Pronunciation en /fɪʃ/ en ɪʃ 1 en fish Etymology 1 + (surname) From en 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 en de Fisch. Proper noun es en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Fish is the 1425th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 24924 individuals. Fish is most common among White (91.87%) individuals. Etymology 2 en la Pisces. Proper noun the Fish en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Pisces. en Fishes the Fishes en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 20 The Fiſh directeth the feet: and theſe three be the ſigns of Winter. en 1862 [Frances Rolleston] Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations: Part III Rivingtons London 7 The Fish, His Church in union bound;The Lamb, once slain, but now enthroned;The Bull the victory shall gain;The Twins, Divine and human reign. en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 16 The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins,And next the Crab, the Lion shines,The Virgin and the Scales;The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales. en 1920 Edward Carpenter Edward Carpenter Pagan and Christian Creeds 1921 New York Harcourt, Brace and Co. 48 Considering that after the domination of Taurus and Aries, the Fish (Pisces) comes next in succession as the Zodiacal sign for the Vernal Equinox, and is now the constellation in which the Sun stands at that period, it seems not impossible that the astronomical change has been the cause of the adoption of this new symbol. en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 150 Pisces the Fish, the twelfth Sign, had been easy to find. Further reading en surnames from nicknames surnames from German