English

Fitzhugh

From Fitz- + Hugh.

Formed from Fitz- + Hugh

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suckle, nurse’

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Proto-Italic *fīlios ‘son’

Latin fīlius ‘son’

Old French fiz

Anglo-Norman fitz

English Fitz-

Proto-Germanic *hugiz ‘heart, mind’

English Hugh

Today it means

name A surname originating as a patronymic.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Fitzhugh