Fitzpatrick

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Fitzpatrick

/fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/

Where it comes from

Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + Patrick.

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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cochrane, poh, fitzhenry, fitzmaurice, fitz, fitzwilliam, fitzgibbon, fitzsimons, fitzner, fitzhugh, fitzwater, fitzherbert, fitzgerald, fitzer, fitzroy, fitter

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"Fitzpatrick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fitzpatrick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Fitzpatrick. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fitzpatrick

Chicago

"Fitzpatrick." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fitzpatrick.

BibTeX

@misc{fitzpatrick_2026,
  title = {Fitzpatrick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fitzpatrick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}