Quote Originally Posted by ###KILTEDKIWI### View Post
As far as I am aware, Fitz was also adopted by the English to describe a denotation for the bastard (illegitimate) son of someone in high station...

i.e. Kings, Princes...

oh hang on, better back that up...



Ah, thats cleared that up then.
Though it has been used in that context, the "bastard" connotation is not the original meaning of "Fitz". The prefix "Fitz" is Anglo-Norman and originally means "Son of". Its spread throughout Ireland occurred during the Norman invasion of the 12th century.