Fitzhenry

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Fitzhenry
Family name
Meaning "son of Henry"
Region of origin Ireland
Related names Henry

Fitzhenry is an Irish Hiberno-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix Fitz- derives from the Latin filius, meaning "son of". Its variants include the alternate forms "Fitz-Henry", FitzHenry and โ€˜โ€™Fitz Henryโ€™โ€™, and the given name turned surname Henry. Another Irish variant is Fitzharris, and the surnames were often used interchangeably within the same family. Fitzhenry is rare as a given name, but may indicate that the person was descended from a female Fitz(-)henry, or that the person's father had Henry as a first forename. People with the name Fitzhenry include:

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