Fitzpatrick

English

Etymology

Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”), through Fitz, from Old French fils, from Latin fīlius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪtspætɹɪk/

Proper noun

Fitzpatrick

1. A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling:

     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.

Derived terms

• Fitzpatrick scale