The risher Surname
risher Name Meaning and History
- 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’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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