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does anybody know the origin of this name

by chris (guest)

3/26/2002, 1:23 AM

Fitzgerald I would like to know where it is from.

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- Cecilia (guest) +1

4/2/2002, 12:18 AM

Afraid to say but the prfix Fitz usually indicates illagitamacy. Ie Fitzherbert's are descended from the bastard son of Herbert or of a Herbert. This is often found in names from Ireland which have their origins after the Henry I landed on the island.

- Naomi (guest)

4/2/2002, 12:20 AM

This is true in this way Fitzroy becomes the bastard son of the king. Must be nice to know you have royal blood, even if it is from the wrong side of the sheets! Henry VIII's bastard son was named Fitzroy because of the manner of his birth.

- Epona (guest)

3/26/2002, 7:58 PM

"Fitz" is the Norman prefix meaning "son of". Therefore, Fitzgerald means "son of Gerald". This would have been introduced to the British Isles in the Conquest of 1066.

- Pavlos (guest)

3/26/2002, 4:28 AM

Here's a guess: Just like Fitzroy is a corruption of the froggy "fils du roi" (son of the King), maybe Fitzgerald is a corruption of "son of Gerald" (fils de Gerald Le spear chucker).

I've got a mouse
and he hasnt got a house
I dont know why
I call him Gerald
He's getting rather old
but he's a good mouse

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