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noun dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
originEnglish surname, possibly from Old French fiche (“iron post”). A connection with the noun fitch (“polecat”) is unlikely as the surname predates it by at least 300 years.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0