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Fitz Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors. Meaning "son of", it would precede the father's forename, or less commonly a title held b ...

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''filius'', meaning "son of". Its variants include ''FitzMorris'', ''Fitz Morris'', ''Fitz-Morris'', ''fitz Morris''; alternate spellings ''

Fitzmaurice Fitzmaurice is a Hiberno-Norman, Cambro-Norman, Anglo-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix '' Fitz-'' derives from the Latin'' filius'', meaning "son of". According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght: Fitzmaurice is uncommon ...

'', ''Fitzmoris'', ''Fitzmorys''; and the given-name-turned-surname ''

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

''. Fitzmorris is uncommon as a given name. People with the name Fitzmorris include: *

Al Fitzmorris Alan James Fitzmorris (born March 21, 1946), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1969 to 1978. Fitzmorris signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Chicago White Sox in 1966. In October 1968, he left ...

(born 1946), American former professional baseball player * Jimmy Fitzmorris (1921–2021), American politician * Tom Fitzmorris (born 1951), American radio host and author, New Orleans food critic

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