Search for crossword answers and clues
"Fighting Bob" of ring fame
Answer for the clue ""Fighting Bob" of ring fame ", 4 letters:
fitz
Alternative clues for the word fitz
Word definitions for fitz in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fitz (pronounced "fits") is a prefix in patronymic surnames of Anglo-Norman origin, that is to say originating in the 11th century. The word is a Norman French noun meaning "son of", from Latin filius (son), plus genitive case of the father's forename. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Anglo-French fitz , from Old French fils , from Latin filius "son of" (see filial ); used regularly in official rolls and hence the first element of many modern surnames; in later times used of illegitimate issue of royalty.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fitz \Fitz\, n. [OF. fils, filz, fiz, son, F. fils, L. filius. See Filial .] A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son ...