Fitz is from the Anglo-Norman *fitz* (son of) — a prefix in Norman surnames. **A modern American baby name in the broader unisex short-name aesthetic**. **Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant III** — male character on ABC's *Scandal* (2012-2018), played by Tony Goldwyn; the fictional Republican US President; *Scandal* was the first network drama to feature an African American female lead (Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope) in nearly 40 years; created by Shonda Rhimes; ran for 7 seasons across 124 episodes. **F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)** — male; American novelist; *The Great Gatsby* (1925) — one of the most-read American novels of the 20th century; voted #2 on the Modern Library's 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century; *Tender Is the Night* (1934), *This Side of Paradise* (1920); his Jazz Age portraits defined American literary modernism. **Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)** — American jazz singer; the First Lady of Song; 14 Grammy Awards; over 200 albums; *How High the Moon* (1947), *Mack the Knife* (1960); inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. **Fitz Fitzgerald** — modern American figure. **Fitz and the Tantrums** — American indie pop band.
Featured throughout American literature and music.
Fitz reduces to nine.