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Fitzpatrick

/fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/

Fitzpatrick proper noun: a patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Fitzpatrick

  1. 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.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Origin of Fitzpatrick

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

Words formed from Fitzpatrick

Questions about Fitzpatrick

What does Fitzpatrick mean?
Fitzpatrick means a patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Fitzpatrick?
Fitzpatrick is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fitzpatrick?
Fitzpatrick is pronounced /fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/.

Words near Fitzpatrick in the dictionary

  1. Fitzjohn
  2. Fitzmaurice
  3. Fitzmaurices
  4. Fitzner
  5. Fitzners
  6. Fitzpatrick
  7. Fitzpatrick scale
  8. Fitzrandolph
  9. Fitzrovia
  10. Fitzroy
  11. Fitzroy Falls

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