Fitzroy

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/fɪtsˈɹɔɪ//ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/

proper noun

A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

Fitzroy1

proper nounFitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)

plural Fitzroys · alternative FitzRoy · alternative Fitz Roy

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

FitzRoy2

proper nounFitzRoy (countable and uncountable, plural FitzRoys)

plural FitzRoys · alternative Fitzroy · alternative Fitz Roy

  1. countableA surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. countableuncountableA sea area to the west of Biscay.

Origin

Fitzroy · proper noun

  1. Anglo-Normanfitz“son [of the] king”
  2. EnglishFitzroy

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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FitzRoy · proper noun

  1. Anglo-Normanfitz“son [of the] king”
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. EnglishFitzRoy

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy. The sea area is named after English navy officer Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Fitzroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzroy

MLA

“Fitzroy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzroy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fitzroy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fitzroy.

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