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 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

Volk The German noun ''Volk'' () translates to people, both uncountable in the sense of ''people'' as in a crowd, and countable (plural ''Völker'') in the sense of '' a people'' as in an ethnic group or nation (compare the English term '' fol ...

, 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 Do ...

, 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 Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

'' Falco'' ("

falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Falcons are widely distributed on all continents of the world except Antarctica, though closely related raptors did occur there in the Eocene. Adult falcons ...

"), 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

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 Adelai ...

(about 870–942), ''"the Red"'' *

Fulk II, Count of Anjou Fulk II of Anjou (c. 905 — 960), called ("the Good") was Count of Anjou from 942 to his death.Refer to Bernard S. Bachrach, "Fulk Nerra: Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040" (California, 1993) 261 and 262 for a useful genealogy of the Angevin comital l ...

(died 958), ''"the Good"'' * Fulk III, Count of Anjou (972–1040), ''"the Black"'' * Fulk IV, Count of Anjou (1043–1109), ''"le Réchin"'' *

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 ...

(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 * Guy Foulques, later known as Clement IV, Pope 1265–1268 *

Fulk (archbishop of Reims) Fulk the Venerable (died June 17, 900) was archbishop of Reims from 883 until his death. He was a key protagonist in the political conflicts of the West Frankish kingdom that followed the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire in the late ninth c ...

(died 900), "the Venerable" *

Fulcher of Chartres Fulcher of Chartres (c. 1059 in or near Chartres – after 1128) was a priest who participated in the First Crusade. He served Baldwin I of Jerusalem for many years and wrote a Latin chronicle of the Crusade. Life Fulcher was born c. 1059. His a ...

(born around 1059, died in or after 1127) *

Patriarch Fulk of Jerusalem Fulk (or Fulcher) of Angoulême was the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from 1146 to his death in 1157. Fulk came from Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; oc, Engoleime) is a communes of France, commune, the Prefectures ...

(died 1157), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Fulco (bishop of Estonia) Fulco was the first known missionary Bishop of Estonia. He was appointed in 1165 by Eskil, the Danish Archbishop of Lund. Before his appointment, Fulco was a Benedictine monk in the abbey of Moutier-la-Celle, near Troyes in France. His ancestry ...

, appointed 1165 *

Saint Fulk The first Saint Fulk (there were three) was an English pilgrim who was beatified for his selfless assistance of plague victims even when this was a risk to himself. He was travelling to Rome , established_title = Founded , establis ...

(lived in the 12th century), English saint *

Fulk of Neuilly Fulk of Neuilly (also appearing in the forms "Fulke," "Foulque," "Foulques," "Fulco," "Folco," ''etc''., and as "de Neuilly") (died 1201) was a French preacher of the twelfth century, and priest of Neuilly-sur-Marne. His preaching encouraged the ...

(died 1201), French preacher of the Fourth Crusade *

Fulk of Pavia Fulk (1164 - 26 OctoberSome sources suggest he died on 16 December. 1229) was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Piacenza from 1210 until 1217 and later as the Bishop of Pavia from 1217 until his death. He served in variou ...

(1164–1229), Italian saint and Bishop of Piacenza, also known as Folco Scotti *

Folquet de Marselha Folquet de Marselha, alternatively Folquet de Marseille, Foulques de Toulouse, Fulk of Toulouse (c. 1150 – 25 December 1231) came from a Genoese merchant family who lived in Marseille. He is known as a trobadour, and then as a fiercely anti ...

(c.1150–1231), also known as Fulk of Toulouse, Provençal troubadour and Bishop of Toulouse * Fulk Basset (died 1271), Bishop of London * Folke Johansson Ängel (died 1277), Archbishop of Uppsala * Fulke Lovell (died 1285), Bishop of London-elect *

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

* 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 * Fulk Bertrand of Provence (died 1051), Count of Provence * Fulk of Vendôme (died 1066), Count of Vendôme, also known as Foulques l'Oison * Fulco I, Margrave of Milan (1070–1128), ancestor of the Italian branch of the House of Este * Fulk of Angoulême (died 1087 or 1089), Count of Angoulême * Fulco of Basacers (died after 1120), Italo-Norman knight * Fulk of Guînes (died 1125), Lord of Beirut * Fulk FitzRoy (1092–c. 1132), illegitimate son of Henry I of England * Fulk I FitzWarin (1115-70/71), of Whittington Castle * Falkes de Breauté (died 1226), Anglo–Norman soldier and nobleman *

Fulk Baynard Fulk Baynard ( fl. 1226) was an English landowner, official under Henry III, and itinerant justice. Along with other holding, he was a vassal of Robert Fitzwalter. After Fitzwalter's attempt to kill John of England in 1212, Baynard was requir ...

(died after 1226), English landholder and justice * Fulk FitzWarin (died 1258), English nobleman and outlaw * Foulques de Villaret (died 1327), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller * Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (1445–1479), English baron of the House FitzWarin

Other people

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 *

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 * Folco Portinari (died 1289), Italian banker * Folquet de Lunel (1244–c. 1300), Occitan troubadour * Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), English writer and statesman * Fulke Greville (1717–1806), youngest son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort * Robert Fulke Greville (1751–1824), British Member of Parliament and courtier * Robert Fulke Greville (landowner) (1800–1867), politician, soldier and landowner * Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville (1821–1883), Irish politician *

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 * Folco de Baroncelli-Javon (1869–1943), French writer and cattle farmer * Fulco Ruffo di Calabria (1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace * Fulco di Verdura (1898–1978), Italian jeweller. * Fulke Walwyn (1910–1991), British jockey and horse trainer * Folco Lulli (1912–1970), Italian actor * Folco Quilici (1930–2018), Italian film director and screenwriter

As surname

* William Fulke (1538–1589), English Puritan divine * Giovanni Fulco (1615–c. 1680), Italian baroque painter *

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 * George Clayton Foulk (1856–1893), American diplomat * William Foulke (footballer) (1874–1916), English footballer and cricketer *

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 * Robert Foulk (1908–1989), American actor * Harry Fouke (1913–1992), American athletic director * Joe Fulks (1921–1976), American baseball player *

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 * Bill Foulkes (1932–2013), English footballer * William Fulco (1936–2021), American Jesuit priest and linguist * Raymonde Folco (born 1940), Canadian politician *

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 * Robert D. Fulk (born 1951), American philologist * Peter Folco (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player * Robbie Fulks (born 1963), American country musician *

Philippe Di Folco Philippe Di Folco (born 20 June 1964 in Choisy-le-Roi) is a French author and teacher. Biography Born and raised in Val de Marne, near Paris, France, Philippe Di Folco studied Economics and Literature at School for Advanced Studies in the Soci ...

(born 1964), French author and teacher * Bettina Fulco (born 1968), Argentine tennis player * Pierre Fulke (born 1971), Swedish golfer *

Alice Fulks Alice Claire Fulks (born January 16, 1982) is a voice and stage actress who got her start in voiceover work after she was introduced to ADV Films' ADR director Steven Foster, who cast her as the Countess of Werdenberg in the 2003 anime series '' ...

(born 1982), American actress

Counts of Anjou

Christian saints and clergymen

Medieval noblemen

Other people

As surname

See also