English Explanatory Dictionary

Fitzroy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/ /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/ fĭts-roiʹ fĭtsʹroi

Word forms

Fitzroy Fitzroys Fitz Roy

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy.

Derived words

Fitzrovia Fitzroy Crossing Fitzroy Falls Fitzroy Island Fitzroy North
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