:Fitzstephen
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| meaning ="son of Stephen"
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Fitzstephen is an English language Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Old French filz (Modern French fils de), itself from Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include FitzStephen, Fitz Stephen, Fitz-Stephen; alternate spelling Fitzstephens (common name in 16th century Ireland);{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~fianna/surname/dhnames1.html |title=Common Names in Ireland during the 16th Century |publisher=rootsweb.com |accessdate=2007-12-26}} and the given name turned surname Stephen. Fitzstephen is rare as a given name. People with the name Fitzstephen include:
- James Lynch fitz Stephen
- John Óge Lynch fitz Stephen
- Ralph fitzStephen
- Robert FitzStephen (fl. 1150), Welsh soldier
- Thomas FitzStephen (died 1120), Normandy, illegitimate son of sea captain for William the Conqueror
- William Fitzstephen (died 1191), servant of Thomas a Becket
See also
- {{intitle|FitzStephen}}
- {{intitle|Fitz Stephen}}
References
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