# Fitton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #72,313

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two possible origins:
* From Middle English fiton, fittin (“lie, falsehood”), a nickname for a liar or cheat.
* A habitational surname from a minor place in Cambridgeshire, from Old Norse fit (“grassland on the bank of a river”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fitton