Fitzroy (surname)
.jpg) "Roy" Edward III, Bruges Garter Book. | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| 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][4] The name implied the original bearer was a son of the king.
Surname
[edit]- Cecil Fitzroy (1844–1917), New Zealand politician
- Edi Fitzroy (1955–2017), Jamaican reggae singer
- Emily Fitzroy (1860–1954), English actress in the USA
- Maurice Fitzroy (1897–1976), English cricketer
- Nancy Deloye Fitzroy (1927–2024), American engineer
- Olga Fitzroy, (b. 1981 or 1982), German-born British politician and sound engineer
- Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865), Royal Navy officer, Captain of HMS Beagle
References
[edit]- ^ "Fitzroy". Dictionary of American family names. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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...
- ^ "Les roys de Engeltere: An illustrated genealogy for King Edward I (Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII/1)". Les roys de Engeltere. 1272–1307. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
The series of images of English kings from Edward the Confessor to Edward I in London, British Library, Cotton MS Vitellius A. XIII/1 is widely familiar from television, textbooks, websites, and exhibitions. In spite of this, the origins and context of this set of four leaves are mysterious. The limited attention given to them has focused on the images rather than the Anglo-Norman captions attached to them, which forms a genealogy of the kings, derived from earlier sources. "Sir Lowys fiz le Roy Phylippe de Fraunce en Engletere. Le Roy Jon regna .xvii. aunz e demy..." "Sir Louis, the son of Philip king of France, came into England.... King John reigned for seventeen and a half years..."
- ^ "Leroy". Dictionary of American family names. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
French: from Old French rey, roy 'king' (from Latin rex, genitive regis), with the definite article le.
- ^ Patrick Hankes (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. xcvii. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
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.
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