First name origin & meaning: English: Son; Fitz names were commonly given to the illegitimate sons of royalty First name variations: Fitzroy, Fitzhugh, Fitzpatrick, Filz, Fits, Fyts, Fytz, Fitz Last name origin & meaning: Irish: Anglo-Norman French patronymic from the personal name
Gerald (see Garrett). The name was formed by the
addition of the Anglo-Norman French prefix fi(t)z ‘son of’
(Latin filius) to the personal name. The Gaelicized form Mac
Gearailt is common in the Gaelic-speaking areas of West Kerry. This name appears in the following lists:
Black History/Civil Rights Leaders,
Poets,
U.S. Presidents
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