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Updated March 13, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Swedish : Fisherman

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • Norwegian : habitational name from a farm in western Norway, named from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ + vin ‘meadow’.
  • Danish : metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’.
  • English : variant of Fisk.

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