# What do you think of Escher? **URL:** \ **Category:** Boy Names\ **Created:** [September 4, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222 "2013-09-04T18:18:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![awakengirl](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/awakengirl/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@awakengirl](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/awakengirl)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/1 "2013-09-04T18:18:25Z")
Thoughts on the name? And does anyone know meaning of? ---
**Author:** ![mclola](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/mclola/32/352_2.png) [@mclola](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/mclola)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/2 "2013-09-04T18:32:21Z")
I love Escher, it is in my top 100. It makes me think of the artist who’s work I love. Escher is a surname that means someone who lives in any place called Esche, which is the german word for ash, so basically it means ‘dweller near an ash tree’ ---
**Author:** ![collmcc523](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/collmcc523/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@collmcc523](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/collmcc523)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/3 "2013-09-04T20:25:26Z")
mclola already covered it. I’m sure the name has a long and storied history, but in my mind its only meaning is in reference to [MC Escher](http://www.mcescher.com/). ---
**Author:** ![bellerose](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/bellerose/32/135194_2.png) [@bellerose](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/bellerose)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/4 "2013-09-05T01:51:51Z")
First time i hear that name !! To be honest i find it very interesting and i love the - er end . ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d3e4s07haqhh9y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/b/bb0f52bb29e5c9ad6002ee7f1a92d42d308ffe28.png) [@system](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/5 "2013-09-05T02:57:42Z")
I think of stairs. ---
**Author:** ![axps123](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/axps123/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@axps123](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/axps123)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/6 "2013-09-05T11:48:34Z")
I love the name! I love MC Escher, I love the meaning, and I think it can sound great with a lot of surnames - unfortunately, not mine. ---
**Author:** ![vc2013](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/vc2013/32/3181_2.png) [@vc2013](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/vc2013)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/7 "2013-09-05T12:26:26Z")
i really like Escher, it’s on my own list 🙂 i only think of the artist when i hear it. i’m [name\_m]German[/name\_m], the above translation “dweller near an ash tree” fits, but it’s not what comes to mind when i think of the name. to me, it’s more of a cerebral connotation… since Escher’s paintings are about reality and our perception of it. on my list, it’s right next to [name\_f]Tesla[/name\_f] and some names of philosophers. ---
**Author:** ![Esswei](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/esswei/32/2561_2.png) [@Esswei](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/Esswei)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/8 "2013-09-05T12:29:58Z")
[name\_m]How[/name\_m] would you pronounce it? ---
**Author:** ![emsky](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/emsky/32/2990_2.png) [@emsky](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/emsky)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/9 "2013-09-05T14:05:00Z")
It’s a nice alternative to [name\_m]Asher[/name\_m], which seems to be gaining popularity, on nb at least. I like the artist association. Better raise him to have depth! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://d3e4s07haqhh9y.cloudfront.net/original/3X/b/b/bb0f52bb29e5c9ad6002ee7f1a92d42d308ffe28.png) [@system](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/10 "2013-09-05T14:07:31Z")
> [@esswei](#): > > [name\_m]How[/name\_m] would you pronounce it? I think it’s ‘ESH-er’. ---
**Author:** ![taz](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/taz/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@taz](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/taz)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/11 "2013-09-05T14:18:34Z")
I think if heard aloud it could easily be mistaken for it’s near-twin, [name\_m]Asher[/name\_m]. It makes me think of the artist, more specifically the famous poster with the staircases. ---
**Author:** ![messaelizabeth](https://forum.nameberry.com/letter_avatar/messaelizabeth/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@messaelizabeth](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/messaelizabeth)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/12 "2013-09-05T15:14:38Z")
No offense but it reminds me of eschar which is dead tissue. I doubt anyone would think this though unless they have a medical background. ---
**Author:** ![auroradawn](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/auroradawn/32/137108_2.png) [@auroradawn](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/auroradawn)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/13 "2013-09-05T22:42:59Z")
I’m really digging Esher just lately (without the C) after finding it in the poem “Beowulf.” I think Esher was Anglo-[name\_m]Saxon[/name\_m]. The poem is ancient, so the name must be, too, but I haven’t done any more research on it yet. I wonder whether Esher and Escher are forms of the same name or whether they’re homonyms…anyway, I like Escher too, especially since I like M.C. Escher’s work. [name\_f]One[/name\_f] downside that has occurred to me is that the written name could easily be mistaken for [name\_f]Esther[/name\_f]. Others have already mentioned that the spoken name could be mistaken for [name\_m]Asher[/name\_m]. Best wishes! ---
**Author:** ![mimiottawa](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/mimiottawa/32/3794_2.png) [@mimiottawa](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/mimiottawa)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/14 "2013-09-06T00:54:26Z")
My thought is that it sounds too close to [name\_f]Esther[/name\_f]… ---
**Author:** ![iamamiam](https://forum.nameberry.com/user_avatar/forum.nameberry.com/iamamiam/32/3325_2.png) [@iamamiam](https://forum.nameberry.com/u/iamamiam)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.nameberry.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-escher/207222/15 "2013-09-06T01:03:21Z")
MC Escher is one of my favorite artists, so I like it