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ArchivesFitz's female form?
OK, so I know fitz means "son [of]" in Old French, and is used in such names as Fitzroy, Fitzhenry, Fitzcharles, etc. to denote the illegitimate sons (and, later, daughters) of a king.
But I'm wondering what the Old French for "daughter [of]" was? It may not have made it into surnames, but surely it existed as a vocabulary word, no?
Miranda
"You've been downgraded to a class three tropical storm." -- My mother to my father, re: Hurricane Dennis
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But I'm wondering what the Old French for "daughter [of]" was? It may not have made it into surnames, but surely it existed as a vocabulary word, no?
Miranda
"You've been downgraded to a class three tropical storm." -- My mother to my father, re: Hurricane Dennis
Proud adopter of 15 punctuation marks; see my profile for their names.
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Apparently, it was Fitz too: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jamesdow/pedix/peix46.htm#a8
As for the word itself, "fille" (fee) is very old, and before it was "fillotte" (fee-yoht).
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
As for the word itself, "fille" (fee) is very old, and before it was "fillotte" (fee-yoht).
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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