Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Anglo-Norman |
Meaning | Son of the King |
Region of origin | England |
Other names | |
Related names | Fitz, Roy, Leroy, Leroi |
Fitzroy or FitzRoy is a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman Fi(t)z, meaning "son of", and Roy, meaning "king".[1][2][3] The name implied the original bearer was a son of the king.[4]
Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from fi(t)z 'son' (see Fitz ) + Roy 'king son of the king'. It is usually taken to imply that the original bearer was a bastard son of the king...
French: from Old French rey, roy 'king' (from Latin rex, genitive regis), with the definite article le.
Roy: English (of Norman origin): from Old French roi 'king' used as a nickname (see 3 below) and also as a personal name. French: from Old French rey roy 'king'. Compare Deroy and Leroy.
Five rectangles of red linen, formerly used as curtains for the miniatures.ff. 3–6: Eight miniatures of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066) to Edward I (r. 1272–1307); each one except the last is accompanied by a short account of their reign in Anglo-Norman prose. "Sir Lowys fiz le Roy Phylippe de Fraunce" "en engletere: le Roy Jon regna."[permanent dead link]