Ritzy
[ˈrɪtsi]Meaning
from the Ritz hotels, from hotel founder César Ritz, a surname from southern Switzerland
Background Story
Ritzy comes from the Ritz Hotels of New York, London and elsewhere, now the Ritz-Carlton Hotels, with the suffix -y. The hotels take their name from their founder César Ritz, whose surname comes from southern Switzerland. The word is compared to English glitzy.
