Fitzroy
See also: FitzRoy
English
Alternative forms
- FitzRoy, Fitz Roy (as a surname)
Etymology
Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/, /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/, enPR: fĭts-roiʹ, fĭtsʹroi
- Rhymes: -ɔɪ
Proper noun
Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)
- (countable) A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A place and river name:
- A settlement in East Falkland, Falkland Islands, named after Robert FitzRoy.
- A coastal suburb of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. [1]
- 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.
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