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Fishman

Fishman

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A family name used by some people, often from Eastern Europe
  • proper noun
  • /ˈfɪʃmən/
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  • Dr. Morris Fishman is in Paraguay.
  • Joshua Fishman
  • Fishman (1990)
  • See Fishman

A Hebrew poet who was a contemporary of Bialik's, David Fishman, translated the poem into Hebrew.

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Examples

  • This is the sister, Margaret Radulovich Fishman.

    Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)

  • A resident named Louie Fishman had the softest brown eyes and the most incredible hands imaginable.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • DR. FISHMAN: I think you should all head home, get some rest.

    The Vow (2012)

  • DR. FISHMAN: Listen, none of this needs to be decided right now.

    The Vow (2012)

  • Talked to Phil Fishman three times this a.m.

    The Gospel (2005)

  • Did you have Metal Shop with Fishman?

    13 Sins (2014)

  • - Did Fishman give us the extension?

    The Gospel (2005)

  • Her name is Lucy Fishman.

    Awakenings (1990)

  • Ethan Fishman, professor of political science at the University of South Alabama, is the author of The Prudential Presidency.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Her name is Fishman, and she recently moved to the city.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Fishman = fish + man (opaque) = fish + man

Although the form is clearly 'fish' + 'man', as a surname it denotes a family name and its modern meaning is not directly derivable from the literal components.

Etymology

The name Fishman comes from the words fish and man, literally 'fish man', and it began as a job name for someone who caught or sold fish, often used by Jewish families in Eastern Europe. So today Fishman is a family name that remembers that old job.