Fulk is an old European personal name, probably deriving from the
Germanic ''
folk'' ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
Foulques, the
German Volk, the
Italian Fulco and the
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
Folke
Folke is a parish in the county of Dorset in southern England, situated in the Blackmore Vale, approximately south-east of Sherborne. The parish has an area of and is made of the villages of Folke and Alweston, and the hamlet of Bishops Down. ...
, along with other variants such as
Fulke Fulke may refer to:
*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 a ...
,
Foulkes, Fulko,
Folco Folco is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Michel Folco (born 1943), French writer and photographer
*Peter Folco (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
*Raymonde Folco
Raymonde Folco is a Canadian politician, member of t ...
, Folquet, and so on.
However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the
Latin ''
Falco'' ("
falcon"), such as
Fawkes,
Falko
Falko is a given name. Notable people with the name include the following notable people:
;Given name
*Falko Bindrich (born 1990), German chess grandmaster
*Falko Götz (born 1962), German former soccer player and last manager of Holstein Kiel
*Fal ...
, Falkes, and Faulques.
Counts of Anjou
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Fulk I, Count of Anjou
Fulk I of Anjou ( 870 – 942) — ("Fulk the Red", i.e., "Red Falcon") — held the county of Anjou first as viscount, then count, until his death.
Life
Born about 870, Fulk was the son of Ingelger of Anjou and Adelais of Amboise. He was the ...
(about 870–942), ''"the Red"''
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Fulk II, Count of Anjou (died 958), ''"the Good"''
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Fulk III, Count of Anjou (972–1040), ''"the Black"''
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Fulk IV, Count of Anjou (1043–1109), ''"le Réchin"''
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Fulk, King of Jerusalem
Fulk ( la, Fulco, french: Foulque or ''Foulques''; c. 1089/1092 – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, was the count of Anjou (as Fulk V) from 1109 to 1129 and the king of Jerusalem with his wife from 1131 to his death. During t ...
(1089/1092–1143), ''"the Younger"'', also Count of Anjou
Christian saints and clergymen
* Saint Foulques de Fontenelle (died 845), French saint and 21st abbot of
Fontenelle
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Guy Foulques, later known as Clement IV, Pope 1265–1268
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Fulk (archbishop of Reims) (died 900), "the Venerable"
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Fulcher of Chartres (born around 1059, died in or after 1127)
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Patriarch Fulk of Jerusalem (died 1157), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
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Fulco (bishop of Estonia), appointed 1165
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Saint Fulk (lived in the 12th century), English saint
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Fulk of Neuilly (died 1201), French preacher of the Fourth Crusade
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Fulk of Pavia (1164–1229), Italian saint and Bishop of Piacenza, also known as Folco Scotti
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Folquet de Marselha (c.1150–1231), also known as Fulk of Toulouse, Provençal troubadour and Bishop of Toulouse
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Fulk Basset (died 1271), Bishop of London
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Folke Johansson Ängel (died 1277), Archbishop of Uppsala
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Fulke Lovell (died 1285), Bishop of London-elect
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Foulques de Chanac Foulques de Chanac (died 25 July 1349) was Bishop of Paris from 28 November 1342 until his death.
The previous bishop was Guillaume de Chanac, uncle of Foulques de Chanac. When Guillaume left the bishopric to become Latin Patriarch of Alexandria h ...
(died 1349), Bishop of Paris
Medieval noblemen
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Fulco of Ireland (8th–9th century), Irish soldier serving Charlemagne
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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 Bertrand of Provence (died 1051), Count of Provence
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Fulk of Vendôme
Fulk of Nevers (died 1066), known as Foulques l'Oison (meaning ''the Goose'', ''the Fool'', or ''the Idiot''), was the count of Vendôme from 1028 until his expulsion in 1032 and again from 1056 to his death. He was the second son of Bodon of Neve ...
(died 1066), Count of Vendôme, also known as Foulques l'Oison
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Fulco I, Margrave of Milan
Fulco I d’Este (c. 1070 – 15 December 1128)According tC. Frison: ''Folco.'' In: ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani''he possibly still lived in 1134 was the ancestor of the Italian line of the House of Este.
Life
Fulco was a son of Albert ...
(1070–1128), ancestor of the Italian branch of the House of Este
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Fulk of Angoulême
Fulk of Angoulême was the eleventh count of Angoulême. He was the son of Count Geoffrey of Angoulême and Petronille De Archiac. He died in 1087 or 1089, depending on the sources.
He had a son, who succeeded him in title and territory:
*Willia ...
(died 1087 or 1089), Count of Angoulême
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Fulco of Basacers (died after 1120), Italo-Norman knight
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Fulk of Guînes (died 1125), Lord of Beirut
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Fulk FitzRoy (1092–c. 1132), illegitimate son of Henry I of England
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Fulk I FitzWarin (1115-70/71), of Whittington Castle
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Falkes de Breauté (died 1226), Anglo–Norman soldier and nobleman
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Fulk Baynard (died after 1226), English landholder and justice
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Fulk FitzWarin (died 1258), English nobleman and outlaw
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Foulques de Villaret (died 1327), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
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Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (1445–1479), English baron of the House FitzWarin
Other people
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Falquet de Romans
Falquet (or Folquet) de RomansFalquet always appears in Latin documents as ''Falquetus de Rotmanis'' and his Occitan name is sometimes spelled ''Falqet'', ''Falqetz'', or ''Falkez'' and ''Rotmans'' or ''Roman''. His Italian name is ''Falchetto di ...
(died after 1233), Provençal troubadour
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Bertran Folcon d'Avignon Bertran Folcon d'Avignon or Bertran Folco d'Avinhon (fl. 1202–1233) was a Provençal nobleman and troubadour from Avignon. He was a faithful partisan of Raymond VI and Raymond VII of Toulouse in Provence, and participated in the wars against ...
(died after 1233), Provençal troubadour
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Folco Portinari
Folco Portinari (died 31 December 1289) was an Italian banker and several times the prior of Florence. He was the father of Beatrice Portinari, the woman largely identified as the character loved by Dante Alighieri and mentioned in his works.
Po ...
(died 1289), Italian banker
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Folquet de Lunel (1244–c. 1300), Occitan troubadour
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Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), English writer and statesman
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Fulke Greville (1717–1806), youngest son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort
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Robert Fulke Greville (1751–1824), British Member of Parliament and courtier
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Robert Fulke Greville (landowner) (1800–1867), politician, soldier and landowner
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Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville (1821–1883), Irish politician
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Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla
Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla (6 April 1840 – 29 May 1895) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was elevated in 1891.
Early life
Ruffo-Scilla was born in Palermo, Sicily. He was the son of Fulco Ruffo, 9th Prince of Scilla, and Eleonora ...
(1840–1895), Italian cardinal
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Folco de Baroncelli-Javon
Folco de Baroncelli-Javon (1 November 1869 – 15 December 1943), was a French writer and cattle farmer. As an influential ''gardian'' (a kind of Provençal cowboy), he is an important figure in the traditional lifestyle and culture of the ...
(1869–1943), French writer and cattle farmer
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Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace
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Fulco di Verdura (1898–1978), Italian jeweller.
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Fulke Walwyn (1910–1991), British jockey and horse trainer
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Folco Lulli (1912–1970), Italian actor
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Folco Quilici (1930–2018), Italian film director and screenwriter
As surname
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William Fulke (1538–1589), English Puritan divine
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Giovanni Fulco (1615–c. 1680), Italian baroque painter
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Philip B. Fouke
Philip Bond Fouke (January 23, 1818 – October 3, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Biography
Born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, Fouke attended the public schools and became a civil engineer.
He established and published the Bellev ...
(1818–1876), American politician
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George Clayton Foulk (1856–1893), American diplomat
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William Foulke (footballer) (1874–1916), English footballer and cricketer
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Clay Fulks Clay Fulks (1880–1964) was a writer on Arkansas lore.
In his articles Fulks was one of those who shared H. L. Mencken's dichotomy between a backward and an enlightened South. This dichotomy Fulks blamed on an infestation of parsons.
In 1918, Ful ...
(1880–1964), American writer and politician
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Robert Foulk (1908–1989), American actor
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Harry Fouke (1913–1992), American athletic director
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Joe Fulks (1921–1976), American baseball player
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Jack Fulk
Jack Z. Fulk (November 30, 1932 – March 30, 2011) was an American businessman who co-founded the Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits fast food restaurant chain in 1977 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Life
Fulk was born to Charles and Lucille H ...
(1932–2011), American businessman
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Bill Foulkes (1932–2013), English footballer
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William Fulco (1936–2021), American Jesuit priest and linguist
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Raymonde Folco (born 1940), Canadian politician
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Michel Folco
Michel Folco (born 23 September 1943) is a French writer and photographer.
Before becoming a full time writer, Folco worked for various agencies as photographer.
Bibliography
* ''Dieu et nous seuls pouvons'' (1991)
* ''Un loup est un loup ...
(born 1943), French writer and photographer
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Robert D. Fulk (born 1951), American philologist
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Peter Folco (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player
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Robbie Fulks (born 1963), American country musician
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