Fitzroy
/fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/
Fitzroy proper noun: a patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
Proper noun (1)
Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)
- A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy.
- A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, named after Robert FitzRoy.
- An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia.
- An inner suburb of Adelaide in the City of Prospect, South Australia.
- A river in central Queensland, Australia, which flows to the Great Barrier Reef.
- A river in the Kimberley region, Western Australia, which flows into the Timor Sea.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: FitzRoy
FitzRoy (countable and uncountable, plural FitzRoys)
Forms of Fitzroy
| plural | Fitzroys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | FitzRoy |
| alternative form | Fitz Roy |
| plural | FitzRoys |
| alternative form | Fitzroy |
Origin of Fitzroy
Inherited from Middle English, from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + roy. Compare Rajput.
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).
Words formed from Fitzroy
- Fitzrovia
- Fitzroy Crossing
- Fitzroy Falls
- Fitzroy Island
- Fitzroy North
Words that rhyme with Fitzroy
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- joy
- alloy
- Amoy
- cloy
- convoy
- deploy
- goy
- oi
- overjoy
- ploy
- travois
- ahoy
- annoy
- catboy
- Choi
- foxboy
- foy
- Hanoi
- hoi polloi
- kathoey
- poi
- Saint Croix
- soy
- Sukhoi
- accoy
- bok choy
- cocky's joy
- diaperboy
- doy
- Floy
- hoi
- hoo, boy
- hoy
- killjoy
- Kilroy
- koi
- loy
- man and boy
- noy
- oe
- oy
- pick-me boy
- ploye
- po' boy
- puppyboy
- Savoie
- stroy
- sugoi
Questions about Fitzroy
- What does Fitzroy mean?
- Fitzroy means a patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman.
- What part of speech is Fitzroy?
- Fitzroy is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Fitzroy?
- Fitzroy is pronounced /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/.
Words near Fitzroy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Fitzroy (page history and authors); FitzRoy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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