fermi/ˈfɜː(ɹ)mi/EtymologyNamed after Italian physicist Enrico Fermi.fermi means A surname from Italian. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.nameA surname from Italian.The physicist Enrico FerminounAn obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).