Meanings
Origin
- Old Englishtūn“enclosure; settlement, town”
- Old Norsefit“grassland on the bank of a river”
- Middle Englishfiton
- EnglishFitton
Two possible origins: * From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a liar or cheat. * A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
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APA
Fitton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitton
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“Fitton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitton. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fitton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitton.
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