Meanings
proper noun
- A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Jones began to be very importunate with the lady to unmask; and at length having prevailed, there appeared not Mrs Fitzpatrick, but the Lady Bellaston herself.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
Origin
Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + Patrick.
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APA
Fitzpatrick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzpatrick
MLA
“Fitzpatrick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzpatrick. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fitzpatrick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzpatrick.
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