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Fitzroy¹

  • /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/
  • /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Fitzroys · FitzRoy · Fitz Roy

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

FitzRoy²

  • /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/
  • /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪ

Where it comes from

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).

proper noun FitzRoys · Fitzroy · Fitz Roy

  1. countable A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. countable, uncountable A sea area to the west of Biscay.

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@misc{fitzroy_2026,
  title = {Fitzroy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fitzroy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}