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fitzpatrick

/fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
fitz-patrick
IPA
/fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/
31
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of the Irish surname Mac Giolla Phádraig (“son of the devotee of Saint Patrick”). By surface analysis, Fitz- + Patrick.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Fitzpatrick scale

Rhymes With

patrick psychiatric pediatric geriatric kirkpatrick kilpatrick

Questions

How do you pronounce fitzpatrick?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪtsˈpætɹɪk/.
What does fitzpatrick mean?
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Where does fitzpatrick come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce fitzpatrick

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