Where does “Fitzhugh” come from?
Fitzhugh is an English surname combining the Old French fitz, meaning "son of," with the personal name Hugh, ultimately deriving from Latin filius and Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os.
Ancestry of “Fitzhugh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fitz- | Son of; especially used for the illegitimate sons... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | fitz | Alternative form of filz |
| 3 | Old Irish | du- | — |
| 4 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 5 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 6 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 7 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |