Ok, a simple question, but one that's been bugging me for years.
Fitz means 'son of'. It's Norman French. Originally it applied to ligitimate sons as well as bastards, i.e. it had no particular indication of bastard status. FitzWilliam = son of William, no further meaning. Around 1500 it became more common for denoting improtant bastards, e.g. FitzRoi = king's son, very likely a bastard.
So, what would the equivolent 'daughter of' be? In every other language where I've encountered the 'son of' there's also a 'daughter of'. But for this particular case I've never seen it. It'd be useful to know; I've got a character just waiting to be Hawise (female Fitz)Clemont.
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