Brief Life History of Christian
When Christian Fischer was christened on 22 July 1778, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Melchior Fischer, was 44 and his mother, Magdalena Balmer, was 46. He died on 24 July 1780, at the age of 2, and was buried in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Christian Fischer - Church record: death:
- Christian Fischer, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Erwin, Gerhard, Helmut, Fritz, Klaus, Horst, Dieter, Franz, Ernst.
German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a fisherman, from Middle High German visch, German Fisch ‘fish’ + the agent suffix -er. This form of the surname is also established in some other parts of Europe, notably in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, and the Netherlands. In Poland, Czechia, Croatia, and Slovenia it is (also) established in the Slavicized forms Fiszer (Polish) and Fišer (see Fiser ). Compare Fisher .
Scottish: variant of Fisher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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