Fitz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fitz

What is the meaning of the name Fitz ?

The baby name Fitz is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪts/ (fits).

Fitz is in Origin.

Fitz is an Anglo-Norman given name and surname element meaning “son,” from Old French fiz/fils, ultimately Latin filius. Introduced with the Normans to Britain and Ireland, it functioned as a patronymic prefix attached to a father’s name or rank - hence Fitzgerald (“son of Gerald”) or Fitzroy (“son of the king”). The tag often signaled noble or knightly descent, and in some contexts denoted acknowledged royal illegitimacy.

As an independent first name, Fitz appears sporadically from the 18th–19th centuries in Britain and America, and has seen a modern revival as a brisk, urbane choice and as a short form of Fitzgerald or Fitzwilliam. Variants and compound forms include Fitzgerald, Fitzpatrick, Fitzhugh, Fitzalan, Fitzjames, and Fitzwilliam; nicknames include Fitzy. While traditionally masculine, it is occasionally used unisex today. Related patronymic analogues include Mac-/Mc-, O’, and -son, though these are not direct variants.