Fisker is a Scandinavian
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
meaning ''fisher'' (
fisherman
A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recreati ...
), in Danish and Norwegian. Its English cognate is the surname
''Fisher''.
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People
Persons with the surname Fisker include:
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Henrik Fisker
Henrik Fisker (born 10 August 1963) is a Danish automotive designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for designing luxury cars including the BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Fisker Karma, G ...
(born 1963), automobile designer and executive chairman of Fisker Automotive
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Henrik Fisker (admiral)
Henrik Lorentz Fisker (4 January 1720 20 June 1797) was a successful naval officer in the service of Denmark. He was the son of an attorney at the supreme court, and deputy mayor of Copenhagen. From the age of thirteen as a cadet in the Danis ...
(1720-1797), Danish admiral
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Kasper Fisker
Kasper Fisker Jensen (; born 22 May 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Predominantly a central midfielder, Fisker started his career at local Superliga-side Randers FC before spending two seasons at Skiv ...
(born 1988), Danish soccer player
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Kay Fisker
Kay Otto Fisker, Hon. FAIA (14 February 1893 – 21 June 1965) was a Danish architect, designer and educator. He is mostly known for his many housing projects, mainly in the Copenhagen area, and is considered a leading exponent of Danish Functi ...
(1893-1965), Danish architect
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Knud Erik Fisker
Knud Erik Fisker (born 17 September 1960) was a Danish football referee. He was a full international for FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (French), meaning International Association Football F ...
(born 1960), Danish soccer referee
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Lorentz Fisker (1753–1819), Danish military officer and oceanographer/geographer
* (1684-1757), amtsforvalter county officer for Nysted and byfoged county officer for København
* (1731-1779), lagmann county officer for Christiansand og Agdesidens
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Maria Fisker (born 1990), Danish handball player
* Peder Andersen Fisker, builder of the Danish motorcycle
Nimbus
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Arts and entertainment
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in a partnership with H M Nielsen
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Sisse Fisker (born 1976), Danish television presenter
Similar cognates in other languages
* Czech:
Fišer (surname)
* English:
Fisher (surname) Fisher is an English occupational name for one who obtained a living by fishing. In the United States, it is also a common anglicization of the German "Fischer" as well as various Ashkenazi Jewish surnames.
Notable people
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*Aaron R. Fisher (1 ...
* German:
Fischer (surname)
* Polish:
Fiszer (surname)
References
See also
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Fischer (disambiguation)
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