Fitzroy.
A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
Meaning & usage
A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
A place and river name: A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy.
A place and river name: A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
A place and river name: A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, named after Robert FitzRoy.
A place and river name: An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
A place and river name: An inner suburb of Adelaide in the City of Prospect, South Australia.
A place and river name: A river in central Queensland, Australia, which flows to the Great Barrier Reef.
A place and river name: A river in the Kimberley region, Western Australia, which flows into the Timor Sea.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + roy. Compare Rajput.
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