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surname. It is

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, since the prefix ''

Fitz Fitz (pronounced "fits") was a patronymic indicator used in Anglo-Norman England to help distinguish individuals by identifying their immediate predecessors. Meaning "son of", it would precede the father's forename, or less commonly a title held b ...

-'' derives from the

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''filius'', meaning "son of." Its variants include the alternate forms ''FitzGilbert'', ''Fitz Gilbert'', ''Fitz-Gilbert'', ''fitz Gilbert'', and the given name turned surname ''

Gilbert Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...

'' or ''

Gilberts The Gilbert Islands ( gil, Tungaru;Reilly Ridgell. ''Pacific Nations and Territories: The Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia.'' 3rd. Ed. Honolulu: Bess Press, 1995. p. 95. formerly Kingsmill or King's-Mill IslandsVery often, this n ...

''. Fitzgilbert is rare as a given name. People with the name include: *

Baldwin FitzGilbert Baldwin FitzGilbert (died 1086-1091) (''alias'' Baldwin the Sheriff, Baldwin of Exeter, Baldwin de Meulles/Moels and Baldwin du Sap) was a Norman magnate and one of the 52 Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief of King William the Conqueror, of who ...

(died 1086-1091), Norman nobleman * John Fitz Gilbert or

John Marshal (Marshal of England) John FitzGilbert, the Marshal of the Horses ( 1105 – 1165), was a minor nobleman of supposed Anglo-Norman origin, during the reign of King Stephen, and fought in the 12th-century civil war on the side of Empress Matilda. Life Beginning in 11 ...

(c. 1105–1165), minor Anglo-Norman nobleman *

Richard fitz Gilbert Richard fitz Gilbert (before 1035–), 1st feudal baron of Clare in Suffolk, was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066, and was styled "de Bienfaite", "de Clare", and of "Tonbridge" from his holdings.G. E. Co ...

(before 1035–c. 1090), Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England *

Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow Sir Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow, 1st Laird (Lord) of Cadzow (died ca. 1346) was a Scottish nobleman. The husband to Mary Gordon of Huntly, they wed in 1308 in Cadzcow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (the exact date is unknown). He is the first historic ...

(died c. 1346), Scottish nobleman *

William FitzGilbert William FitzGilbert was the fifteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1141 to 1142, serving the Empress Matilda.Powicke ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 82 Notes References * Powicke, F. Maurice and E. B. Fryde ''Handbook of British Chron ...

, fifteenth Lord Chancellor of England, from 1141 to 1142 *

William de Lancaster I William de Lancaster I (d. circa 1170), or William Fitz Gilbert, was a nobleman of the 12th century in Northwest England during the Anarchy, and the period during which his region was ruled by King David I of Scotland. His position survived the ...

(died c. 1170), English nobleman also known as William Fitz Gilbert

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