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Fitzroy

//fɪtsˈɹɔɪ// name

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  1. 1
    A patrilineal surname from Anglo-Norman. countable
  2. 2
    A surname from Anglo-Norman. countable
  3. 3
    A place and river name:; A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A sea area to the west of Biscay. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place and river name:; A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place and river name:; A suburb of Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, named after Robert FitzRoy. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place and river name:; An inner suburb of Melbourne in the City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A place and river name:; An inner suburb of Adelaide in the City of Prospect, South Australia. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A place and river name:; A river in central Queensland, Australia, which flows to the Great Barrier Reef. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A place and river name:; A river in the Kimberley region, Western Australia, which flows into the Timor Sea. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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).

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