English

Fitzjames

From Fitz- + James.

Formed from Fitz- + James

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-

Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב

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Latin Iācōbus

Vulgar Latin Iācōmus

Old French James

Middle English James

English James

Today it means

name A surname transferred from the given name.

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

Etymograph / Fitzjames