Fitzroy

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English

Fitzroy River at Rockhampton, Queensland, 1924
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Etymology

From Middle English , from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son king”). Equivalent to Fitz- +‎ roy.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Fitzroy (countable and uncountable, plural Fitzroys)

  1. (countable) A patrilineal 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.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ NZ Topo Map: New Plymouth
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