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Fitzroy en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• fĭts-roiʹ
• fĭtsʹroi
• /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/
• /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + roy. Compare Rajput.

Meanings

1. (countable) A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy.
3. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
4. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, named after Robert FitzRoy.
5. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
6. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ An inner suburb of Adelaide in the City of Prospect, South Australia.
7. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ A river in central Queensland, Australia, which flows to the Great Barrier Reef.
8. (countable, uncountable) A place and river name: ▸ A river in the Kimberley region, Western Australia, which flows into the Timor Sea.

Forms

Deriveds

Fitzroy Crossing · Fitzroy Island · Fitzroy Falls · Fitzrovia · Fitzroy North