Fitzroy

 

 

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Fitzroy

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• FitzRoy, Fitz Roy (as a surname)

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

• IPA^(key): /fɪtsˈɹɔɪ/, /ˈfɪtsɹɔɪ/, enPR: fĭts-roiʹ, fĭtsʹroi
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)

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

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