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American politician (1758–1808)
Fisher Ames (/eɪmz/; April 9, 1758 – July 4, 1808) was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts
Fisher_Ames
Nathaniel Ames. Hanson has the fine as five shillings. Pond was possibly from Wrentham. This Fisher Ames had a half brother, also named Fisher Ames. Gay's
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1700–1799
History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1700–1799
American artist
Levi Fisher Ames (1840 in Pennsylvania, United States of America – Monroe, Wisconsin 1923) was an American folk artist and woodcarver. In 1880 he photographed
Levi_Fisher_Ames
Colonial American physician, 1708–1764
the son of Nathaniel Ames first (1677–1736) and the father of Nathaniel and Fisher Ames. The family was descended from William Ames of Bruton, Somerset
Nathaniel_Ames
American sculptor
Sarah Fisher Ames (1817–1901) was an American sculptor, best known for a bust of Abraham Lincoln that she produced in 1866. Sarah Fisher Clampitt was born
Sarah_Fisher_Ames
Library complex in New Hampshire, US
and funded by a gift to Dartmouth College by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker, Dartmouth class of 1859. The facility was expanded
Baker-Berry_Library
American political party (1789–c.1828)
Washington and Hamilton". Fisher Ames (1758–1808) of Massachusetts ranks as one of the more influential figures of his era. Ames led Federalist ranks in
Federalist_Party
Tavern in Dedham, Massachusetts
The Ames Tavern was a tavern in Dedham, Massachusetts. Founded as Fisher's Tavern in 1649 by Joshua Fisher, it eventually passed into the hands of Nathaniel
Ames_Tavern
American politician
Worthington Ames (October 22, 1793 – October 31, 1833) represented Dedham, Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was the son of Fisher Ames and the
John_W._Ames_(politician)
American political party (1792–1824)
Purchase was widely popular, some Federalists criticized it; Congressman Fisher Ames argued that "We are to spend money of which we have too little for land
Democratic-Republican_Party
American writer
Ames family, Ames was the son of Fisher Ames, a Federalist Congressman from Massachusetts, and grandson of Nathaniel Ames, the writer of a series of almanacs
Nathaniel_Ames_(writer)
contract. Nathaniel Ames, noting how unpopular Haven had become over the years, advocated for a trial period first. Fisher Ames made an eloquent speech
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1800–1899
History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1800–1899
American politician
" Ames was the administrator of his father's estate. However, 23 years after his death, Ames still had not made a settlement among the heirs. Fisher increased
Nathaniel_Ames_(born_1741)
American family
Louis Annin Ames (1866-1952), businessman and designer of the City of New York flag Nathaniel Ames (1708-1764), almanac publisher Fisher Ames (1758-1808)
Ames_family
1953 book by Russell Kirk
statesmen such as George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Fisher Ames, George Canning, John C. Calhoun, John Randolph of Roanoke, Edmund Burke
The_Conservative_Mind
American politician
he strongly supported. Along with Rufus King, Theophilus Parsons, and Fisher Ames, he successfully engineered Massachusetts ratification by persuading
George_Cabot
1794 treaty between the US and Great Britain
pass the funding related to the Jay Treaty, Federalist Representative Fisher Ames limped to the podium despite being gravely sick and gave an impassioned
Jay_Treaty
Town in Massachusetts, United States
for famous Dedhamites: Ames Street was named for the members of the Ames family, including Nathaniel Ames and his sons Fisher and Nathaniel, and his wife
Dedham,_Massachusetts
Liberty pole erected in 1798 in Dedham, Massachusetts
presumably Fairbanks, put up the sign. Nathaniel Ames was also very likely involved. When it appeared, Fisher Ames and the rest of Dedham's Federalist community
Dedham_Liberty_Pole
Topics referred to by the same term
Fisher, fisher, or fishers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral. Fisher, Fishers or
Fisher
along with several others. A $1,000 bounty offered for his capture. Fisher Ames drew up a petition calling for his capture declaring that "the stain
Murder_of_Elizabeth_Fales
by Deborah's children. Fisher Ames accused him of only marrying his mother for her money and of stealing nearly $1,000. Fisher's brother, Nathaniel, once
Richard Woodward (tavern owner)
Richard_Woodward_(tavern_owner)
Tavern owner in Dedham, MA, US (b. 1723, d. 1817)
Deborah Fisher (October 30, 1723 – November 10, 1817), later Deborah Ames and Deborah Woodward, was a tavern owner in Dedham, Massachusetts. Born on October
Deborah_Fisher
American politician (1761–1816)
1793 – March 3, 1795 Serving with Fisher Ames, Benjamin Goodhue, and Samuel Holten (General Ticket) Preceded by Fisher Ames Succeeded by Theodore Sedgwick
Samuel_Dexter
Federalists blamed this provision for their defeat in the last election. Fisher Ames wrote that "black votes" had elected Jefferson in 1800 and that the administration
1804 United States presidential election
1804_United_States_presidential_election
City in Iowa, US
Ames (/eɪmz/) is a city in Story County, Iowa, United States, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Des Moines in central Iowa. It is the home
Ames,_Iowa
American politician (1748–1814)
Dwight Foster, William Lyman, Theodore Sedgwick, Artemas Ward Preceded by Fisher Ames Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 1st
Benjamin_Goodhue
American politician
of Norfolk County from 1834 until his death in 1843. His brother was Fisher Ames Baker, a prominent and successful attorney who had served in the Civil
George_Ellis_Baker
Founding Father of the United States (1722–1803)
Representatives in the December 1788 election, but lost to Fisher Ames, apparently because Ames was a stronger supporter of the Constitution, a more popular
Samuel_Adams
Congress District 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 1st (1789–1791) Fisher Ames (PA) Benjamin Goodhue (PA) Elbridge Gerry (AA) Theodore Sedgwick (PA) George
Massachusetts's congressional delegations
Massachusetts's_congressional_delegations
American Anglican cleric
was arrested and jailed for 10 weeks on a prison ship. In June 1778, Fisher Ames obtained a pass for him and Clark was allowed to leave America. It was
William_Montague_(cleric)
Phase in U.S. electoral politics (1792–1824)
circulation of 300 to 1000. Jefferson systematically subsidized the editors. Fisher Ames, a leading Federalist, who used the term "Jacobin" to link Jefferson's
First_Party_System
Name list
professional footballer Levi Fetters (1831–1893), American politician Levi Fisher Ames (1840–1923), American folk artist and woodcarver Levi Fontaine (born
Levi_(given_name)
Prep school in Milton, Massachusetts, US
Milton resident. Other founding members of the board of trustees included Fisher Ames, Nathanel Emmons, Thaddeus Mason Harris, Joseph McKean, and Ebenezer
Milton_Academy
Surname list
Fisher Ames (1758–1808), American politician from Massachusetts Frederick Lothrop Ames (1835–1893), American railroad tycoon Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr
Ames_(surname)
American artist
including the escalator. His wife, Sarah Fisher Ames was a sculptor. Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Ames, Joseph". The Biographical Dictionary of America
Joseph_Alexander_Ames
Building in Massachusetts, United States
Above the front door is the following inscription: 1644 AMES SCHOOL 1897 Named in honor of Fisher Ames. A native of Dedham, a wise statesman. And a friend
Ames_Schoolhouse
1893 world's fair in Chicago, Illinois, US
Moeller Harry Humphrey Moore Edward Moran John Singer Sargent Sarah Fisher Ames, sculptor John J. Boyle sculptor Cyrus Edwin Dallin, sculptor – Signal
World's_Columbian_Exposition
American naval officer (1743–1811)
the construction of the Constitution, Nicholson, former Congressman Fisher Ames, and others tried to get President John Adams to appoint Rev. William
Samuel_Nicholson
American political theorist and writer (1918–1994)
to: Conservative statesmen, including John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Fisher Ames, George Canning, John C. Calhoun, John Randolph of Roanoke, Joseph de
Russell_Kirk
Canadian politician
the only son of Evan Fisher Ames (who founded the shoe manufacturer Ames, Holden & Company in 1856) and Caroline Matilda Brown. Ames inherited the family
Herbert_Ames
group which included Ames, Battelle, Sam West, Manasseh Cutler, Nat Fisher, and Joseph Ellis Jr. On July 22, 1766, Nathaniel Ames and the Sons of Liberty
Dedham, Massachusetts in the American Revolution
Dedham,_Massachusetts_in_the_American_Revolution
Battle of the American Civil War in January 1865
Confederate hold on Fort Fisher was untenable. The seaward batteries had been silenced, almost all of the north wall had been captured, and Ames had fortified a
Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-95459-3. Knudsen, Harold M. (2025). Fisher Ames, Christian Founding Father & Federalist. Liberty Hill Publishing. Massachusetts
Population of Dedham, Massachusetts
Population_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts
First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
House, unlike the Senate, was open to the public, and members such as Fisher Ames warned that a prolonged "dissection of the constitution" before the galleries
United_States_Bill_of_Rights
American Founding Father and politician
1793 – March 3, 1795 Serving with Fisher Ames, Samuel Dexter, and Benjamin Goodhue (General Ticket) Preceded by Fisher Ames Succeeded by Theodore Sedgwick
Samuel_Holten
County in Massachusetts, United States
1813–1831 Benjamin Franklin Varnum 1831–1841 Col. Samuel Chandler 1841–1851 Fisher Ames Hildreth 1851–1853 John Sheppard Keyes 1853–1859 Charles Kimball 1859–1879
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts
1789–91 meeting of the U.S. Congress
▌4. William Smith (A) ▌5. George Gale (P) ▌6. Daniel Carroll (P) ▌1. Fisher Ames (P) ▌2. Benjamin Goodhue (P) ▌3. Elbridge Gerry (A) ▌4. Theodore Sedgwick
1st_United_States_Congress
American educator
Finally, Bates was called to serve as associate pastor in April 1802. Fisher Ames served on the search committee, helping to explain why a Federalist minister
Joshua_Bates_(educator)
Italian American anarchist duo executed by Massachusetts
Legacy of Sacco and Vanzetti, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co. (1948) Fisher, Jim, Firearms Identification in the Sacco-Vanzetti Case Archived June 25
Sacco_and_Vanzetti
Proposed amendment to the US Constitution
representative from each state. After Madison's proposals emerged from committee, Fisher Ames of Massachusetts, proposed a differing apportionment amendment in which
Congressional Apportionment Amendment
Congressional_Apportionment_Amendment
American politician and attorney (1765–1848)
Massachusetts's 8th district In office March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 Preceded by Fisher Ames Succeeded by William Eustis 3rd Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts In office
Harrison Gray Otis (politician)
Harrison_Gray_Otis_(politician)
Demolished academic building at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth's campus. It was ultimately demolished in 1928 to make way for the Fisher Ames Baker Memorial Library. In 1893, College President William Jewett Tucker
Butterfield_Museum
American politician
Massachusetts in the Great and General Court. He was a childhood friend of Fisher Ames and also a Dedham selectman in 1779. Battle marched towards Boston "upon
Ebenezer_Battle
American politician
Norfolk and Bristol Turnpike as a member of the legislature in 1802. Fisher Ames was a driver for the road, and his brother Nathaniel believed his no
Ebenezer_Fisher
American bookseller
Draper. He attended Harvard College (class of 1775); schoolmates included Fisher Ames and Benjamin Bourne. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and the Free
Ebenezer_Battelle
United States, along with "George Cabot, Jonathan Mason Jr., ... and Fisher Ames." As a merchant, Barrell imported goods from overseas. For instance,
Joseph_Barrell_(merchant)
Literature written in the English language
discussion of American government organization and republican values. Fisher Ames, James Otis, and Patrick Henry are also valued for their political writings
English_literature
Art museum in Washington, D.C.
used for the $10 bill) and a Gilbert Stuart portrait of Representative Fisher Ames from the Henry Cabot Lodge family in Massachusetts. The following April
National Portrait Gallery (United States)
National_Portrait_Gallery_(United_States)
American politician (1756–1828)
Dedhamite Fisher Ames, "is a man of the most irritable and furious temper in the world." This is the only known instance of someone claiming Ames had a temper
Edward_Dowse
Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society. Knudsen, Harold M. (2025). Fisher Ames, Christian Founding Father & Federalist. Liberty Hill Publishing. Lockridge
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1900–1999
History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1900–1999
Tall wooden pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap
presumably Fairbanks, put up the sign. Nathaniel Ames was also very likely involved. When it appeared, Fisher Ames and the rest of Dedham's Federalist community
Liberty_pole
Influential group within the Federalist Party
identified with the Essex Junto were Timothy Pickering, George Cabot, Fisher Ames, Francis Dana, Nathan Dane, Benjamin Goodhue, Stephen Higginson, Jonathan
Essex_Junto
hoping to raise enough money to print it before the next election. Fisher Ames called him a "wandering apostle of sedition" who spread "bold falsehoods"
David Brown (Massachusetts protester)
David_Brown_(Massachusetts_protester)
19th-century American sculptor
Dabakis, Melissa (January 1, 2008). "Sculpting Lincoln: Vinnie Ream, Sarah Fisher Ames, and the Equal Rights Movement". American Art. 22 (1): 78–101. doi:10
Vinnie_Ream
the Gospel. My hope is in the mercy of God through Jesus Christ." — Fisher Ames, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 July 1808) "No, whatever
List of last words (19th century)
List_of_last_words_(19th_century)
House, unlike the Senate, was open to the public, and members such as Fisher Ames warned that a prolonged "dissection of the constitution" before the galleries
James Madison as Father of the Constitution
James_Madison_as_Father_of_the_Constitution
Union Army general and politician (1835–1933)
Adelbert Ames (October 31, 1835 – April 13, 1933) was an American sailor, soldier, businessman and politician who served with distinction as a Union Army
Adelbert_Ames
Village in Ohio, United States
census. Amesville was laid out in 1837. The village derives its name from Fisher Ames who was instrumental in gaining federal support for the Ohio Company
Amesville,_Ohio
2012 book by Robert Draper
Do Not Ask What Good We Do, is taken from a sentence in a letter from Fisher Ames to Thomas Dwight, dated May 30, 1796: "Do not ask what good we do : that
Do_Not_Ask_What_Good_We_Do
List of books and articles
College. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Crimson, 1928. The India Ventures of Fisher Ames, 1794–1804. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society New Series
Samuel Eliot Morison bibliography
Samuel_Eliot_Morison_bibliography
established at the Ames School in 1893 and ran until 1896. In that year the town appropriated money for kindergartens at the Ames, Avery, and Oakdale
History of education in Dedham, Massachusetts
History_of_education_in_Dedham,_Massachusetts
House elections for the 3rd U.S. Congress
Massachusetts 1 (4 seats) Seat D: Suffolk County Fisher Ames Pro- Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin.) 62.4% ▌Benjamin Austin (Unknown)
1792–93 United States House of Representatives elections
1792–93_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
Episcopal church in Massachusetts, US
Commonwealth, and so was sent onto a prison ship for 10 weeks. In June 1778, Fisher Ames obtained a pass for him and Clark was allowed to leave America. In 1791
St. Paul's Church (Dedham, Massachusetts)
St._Paul's_Church_(Dedham,_Massachusetts)
U.S. House district for Massachusetts
the 4th district. District inactive March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 3rd Fisher Ames (Dedham) Federalist March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 4th Redistricted from
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district
Massachusetts's_8th_congressional_district
Massachusetts, 1635-1890. Dedham Historical Society. Knudsen, Harold M. (2025). Fisher Ames, Christian Founding Father & Federalist. Liberty Hill Publishing. Lockridge
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 2000–present
History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_2000–present
Legislative term from 1793-1795
multiple representatives elected at-large on a general ticket. ▌1a. Fisher Ames (P) ▌1b. Samuel Dexter (P) ▌1c. Benjamin Goodhue (P) ▌1d. Samuel Holten
3rd_United_States_Congress
Navigation Inc. in 1966. She was scrapped at Tsuneishi, Japan in April 1967. Fisher Ames was built by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. Her keel was laid on 12
List_of_Liberty_ships_(F)
(1855–1913), Italy/US Woody van Amen (born 1936), Netherlands Sarah Fisher Ames (1817–1901), US Aisa Amittu (born 1951), Canada Bartolomeo Ammanati (1511–1592)
List_of_sculptors
ISBN 978-0-8063-5239-8. Retrieved 18 November 2019. Knudsen, Harold M. (2025). Fisher Ames, Christian Founding Father & Federalist. Liberty Hill Publishing. Levy
History of Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1699
History_of_Dedham,_Massachusetts,_1635–1699
U.S. presidential administration from 1801 to 1809
Purchase was widely popular, some Federalists criticized it; Congressman Fisher Ames wrote, "We are to give money of which we have too little for land of
Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
Presidency_of_Thomas_Jefferson
Street in Boston, Massachusetts
next state highway in Boston was the Southern Artery in 1926. In 1802, Fisher Ames and a group of others requested that the Great and General Court lay
Washington_Street_(Boston)
U.S. presidential administration from 1789 to 1797
not be a candidate for a third term was, in the words of congressman Fisher Ames, "a signal, like dropping a hat, for the party racers to start." During
Presidency of George Washington
Presidency_of_George_Washington
House elections for the 2nd U.S. Congress
elected Results Candidates Massachusetts 1 Fisher Ames Pro- Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin.) 75.1% ▌Benjamin Austin (Anti-Admin
1790–91 United States House of Representatives elections
1790–91_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
U.S. House district for Massachusetts
ress Electoral history District location District created March 4, 1789 Fisher Ames (Dedham) Pro-Administration March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 1st 2nd Elected
Massachusetts's 1st congressional district
Massachusetts's_1st_congressional_district
1824–1825 literary criticism by John Neal
Writers: Hannah Adams John Quincy Adams Paul Allen Washington Allston Fisher Ames Joel Barlow Benjamin Smith Barton Rev. Frederick Beazley Jeremy Belknap
American_Writers
Legislative term from 1791–1793
Sterett (A) ▌5. William Vans Murray (P) ▌6. Upton Sheredine (A) ▌1. Fisher Ames (P) ▌2. Benjamin Goodhue (P) ▌3. Elbridge Gerry (A) ▌4. Theodore Sedgwick
2nd_United_States_Congress
American farmer convicted of sedition
presumably Fairbanks, put up a seditious sign on it. When it appeared, Fisher Ames and the rest of Dedham's Federalist community were enraged. The pole
Benjamin_Fairbanks
Literature written in or related to the United States
discussion of American government organization and republican values. Fisher Ames, James Otis, and Patrick Henry are also valued for their political writings
American_literature
House elections for the 1st U.S. Congress
District Result Candidates Massachusetts 1 Pro-Administration win. ▌Y Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin.) 818 votes (50.7%) ▌Samuel Adams (Anti-Admin.) 521 votes
1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections
1788–89_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
elected in 1838. Died. Butler Ames Republican 5th March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 First elected in 1902. Retired. Fisher Ames Pro-Administration 1st March
List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Massachusetts
prohibited from traveling more than one mile from his house. In June 1778, Fisher Ames obtained a pass for him and Clark was allowed to leave America. Three
William Clark (Anglican priest)
William_Clark_(Anglican_priest)
States Congress. Retrieved October 17, 2011. United States Congress. "AMES, Fisher (id: A000174)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
List of Harvard University politicians
List_of_Harvard_University_politicians
House elections for the 4th U.S. Congress
"1st Middle" Fisher Ames Redistricted from the 1st district Pro- Administration 1788 Incumbent re-elected as a Federalist. ▌Y Fisher Ames (Federalist)
1794–95 United States House of Representatives elections
1794–95_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
College campus in New Hampshire, U.S.
the Wilson Hall library with money donated by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle, Fisher Ames Baker. The Reserve Corridor in the basement is decorated
Campus_of_Dartmouth_College
United States Navy admiral (1900–1972)
(1618-1706), a governor of Plymouth Colony. His great-great-grandfather was Fisher Ames (1758-1808), a Massachusetts politician who served in the United States
Thomas_H._Robbins_Jr.
American judge
Harvard College as a member of the class of 1789 and then studied law with Fisher Ames and Samuel Dexter. Haven was the father of Samuel Foster Haven. He died
Samuel_Haven_(judge)
House elections for the 5th U.S. Congress
▌Laban Wheaton (Federalist) 15.1% Massachusetts 8 "1st Middle District" Fisher Ames Federalist 1788 Incumbent retired. Federalist hold. ▌Y Harrison Gray
1796–97 United States House of Representatives elections
1796–97_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
American civil engineer (1800–1849)
friend Major Ivan F. Bouttatz. Whistler and William Gibbs McNeil lived in Fisher Ames' house while working on the Boston and Providence Railroad. Whistler
George_Washington_Whistler
Calendar year
armies in Italy. April 28 – In an impassioned speech, U.S. Representative Fisher Ames of Massachusetts persuades his fellow members of the House to support
1796
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi
God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a dyer, Middle English litster, an agent derivative (originally feminine; compare Baxter) of lit(t)e(n) ‘to dye’ (Old Norse lita). This term was used principally in East Anglia and northern and eastern England (areas of Scandinavian settlement), and to this day the surname is found principally in these regions, especially in Yorkshire.Scottish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Fhleisdeir ‘son of the arrow maker’.
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle English, Middle High German, Yiddish finger (modern German Finger), probably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant. As a Jewish name, it can also be an ornamental name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a fisherman, Middle English fischer. The name has also been used in Ireland as a loose equivalent of Braden. As an American family name, this has absorbed cognates and names of similar meaning from many other European languages, including German Fischer, Dutch Visser, Hungarian Halász, Italian Pescatore, Polish Rybarz, etc.In a few cases, the English name may in fact be a topographic name for someone who lived near a fish weir on a river, from the Old English term fisc-gear ‘fish weir’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fisherman, Yiddish fisher, German Fischer.Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. See Braden.Mistranslation of French Poissant, meaning ‘powerful’, but understood as poisson ‘fish’ (see Poisson), and assimilated to the more frequent English name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a hypercorrected form of Asher.
Male
English
Low German pet form of Latin Silvester, FESTER means "from the forest."
Male
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi Kishan, KISHEN means "the black" and "the blue."
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Sussex and Hampshire)
English (mainly Sussex and Hampshire) : topographic name denoting someone dwelling by an ash tree, from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ + the habitational suffix -er.Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Asher ‘blessed’.Americanized spelling of German Ascher.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Discher ‘joiner’.English
Americanized spelling of German Discher ‘joiner’.English : occupational name for a maker or seller of dishes, from an agent derivative of Old English disc ‘dish’.Possibly a respelling of any of the names mentioned at Deshaw.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rusher.Americanized spelling of German Rischer, a nickname for a hasty or impetuous person, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rischen ‘to rush’.Americanized spelling of Swiss German Rüscher, a topographic name for someone who lived on a mountainside, from southern dialect risch ‘slope’, ‘mountainside’ + -er, suffix denoting an inhabitant.Americanized spelling of North German Rischer, a topographic name from Middle Low German risch ‘reed’, a topographic name for someone who lived where reeds grew.Anglicized form of Eastern German Rischar, a nickname from Sorbian rýsar ‘knight’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Forster 3.
Male
Yiddish
(פִיש×ְקֶע) Variant spelling of Yiddish Fishel, FISHKE means "little fish."
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and Irish
English, Scottish, and Irish : variant of Usher 1, with the Old French definite article prefixed.Translation of French Lussier, L’Huissier with the French definite article retained. Compare Lafontaine.Americanized spelling of German Lüscher (see Luscher).
Male
Yiddish
(פִיש×ֶעל) Yiddish name FISHEL means "little fish."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Forster.English : nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fÅstre, a derivative of fÅstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).Jewish : probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster.This name was brought to North America by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Foster (1640–79) is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. John Foster, born 1648 in Dorchester, MA, was the earliest wood engraver in America.
Male
English
(×ָש×ֵר) Hebrew name derived from the word ashar, ASHER means "happy." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Jacob. In use by the English.
Male
Greek
(ΑιθήÏ) Greek name AITHER means "bright, upper air." In mythology, this is the name of one of the first gods, the son of Erebos and Nyx. He is the god of the pure, upper air that only the gods breathe, as opposed to the gloomy, lower "aer" breathed by mortals.
Surname or Lastname
English (Sussex)
English (Sussex) : unexplained.Americanized form of German Löscher (see Loescher).Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from the village of Lasha, now in Belarus.
Female
Gypsy/Romani
Probably a Romani form of Arabic Aisha, AISHE means "alive."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, which could have derived from any of the following: 1) Middle English foster, FOSTER means "foster-parent," 2) forster, meaning "forester," 3) forster, meaning "shearer," or 4) fuyster, meaning "saddle-tree maker."
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Beautiful; Elegant
Girl/Female
French, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian
Sole of God
Girl/Female
Hindu
Beautiful smile, Good smile
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Farm by the Pool
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Bengali, Indian, Japanese
Samurai without a Master; Wave or Wandering Person
Female
Dutch
, pearl.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Yochanan, YOHANAN means "God is gracious."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Lebanese, Muslim, Sindhi
Successful
Girl/Female
Tamil
Night, Rest, A river
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
FISHER AMES
v. t.
To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
n.
That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn.
n.
The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.
n.
One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish.
v. i.
To pass through a filter; to percolate.
n.
The European red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio); -- called also flusher.
a.
Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence.
n.
A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher, an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials N. W.
conj. Either
precedes two, or more, coordinate words or phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to or.
n.
One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
v. t.
To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer.
n.
One who fishes.
n.
To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing it to pass through a filter.
v. t.
To provide with a father.
a.
Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of fewer years than.
n.
A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family (Mustela Canadensis); the pekan; the "black cat."
a.
Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly.
v. t.
To cause to fester or rankle.
n.
The red-backed shrike. See Flasher.
v. t.
To make one's self the father of; to beget.