Fulk is an old European personal name, probably deriving from the
Germanicfolk ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the
French Foulques, the
GermanVolk, the
Italian Fulco and the
SwedishFolke, along with other variants such as
Fulke,
Foulkes, Fulko,
Folco, Folquet, and so on.
However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the
LatinFalco ("
falcon"), such as
Fawkes,
Falko, Falkes, and Faulques.
Fulco of Ireland (8th–9th century), Irish soldier serving Charlemagne
Fulke d'Aunou, also written Fulco and Foulques (1004-1080?), Baron of Aunou-le-Faucon, Normandy. Second cousin of William of Normandy and one of 30 knights named as present with William at the Battle of Hastings (1066), he was awarded lands around High Littleton, Somerset, England
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Fulk is an old European personal name, probably deriving from the
Germanicfolk ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the
French Foulques, the
GermanVolk, the
Italian Fulco and the
SwedishFolke, along with other variants such as
Fulke,
Foulkes, Fulko,
Folco, Folquet, and so on.
However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the
LatinFalco ("
falcon"), such as
Fawkes,
Falko, Falkes, and Faulques.
Fulco of Ireland (8th–9th century), Irish soldier serving Charlemagne
Fulke d'Aunou, also written Fulco and Foulques (1004-1080?), Baron of Aunou-le-Faucon, Normandy. Second cousin of William of Normandy and one of 30 knights named as present with William at the Battle of Hastings (1066), he was awarded lands around High Littleton, Somerset, England
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given name or the same
family name. If an
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