In a message dated 12/18/03 6:58:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: I don't know if this helps or not. My cousin who lives in South Wales, told me that there were Italians that came into South Wales (Glamorgan) in the late 19th century. It might help someone. Annie > Unusual name Fisich

If you take out the second "i" ie FISCH you have the common German name meaning 'fish'. However, if it relates to a forename, it could be that 'Fisich' resulted from a mis-hearing of 'Isaac', bearing in mind that the 'ch' in Welsh would be pronounced as in the Scottish 'loch'. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <Cardi2@aol.com> To: <WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 6:21 AM Subject: [WLS-CGN] Italians in Wales > In a message dated 12/18/03 6:58:52 AM Pacific Standard Time, > WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > I don't know if this helps or not. My cousin who lives in South Wales, told > me that there were Italians that came into South Wales (Glamorgan) in the late > 19th century. It might help someone. > > Annie > > > > Unusual name Fisich > > > > > ==== WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Cardiganshire FHS > http://www.cgnfhs.org.uk > >