Fitzpatrick

//fɪtsˈpætɹɪk// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 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."

Example

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"Yes, Fitzpatrick. He comes from the U.S."

Etymology

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

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Fitzpatrick scale

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