Fulk is an old European personal name, probably deriving from the Germanic ''

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'' ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

Foulques, the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

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

, the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

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 Lovell (d. 1285), English bishop *Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), English poet, dramatist, and statesman * Fulke Greville (1717–1806), English landowner and diplomat *Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Grev ...

, Foulkes, Fulko, Folco, 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 languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

'' Falco'' ("

falcon Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distrib ...

"), such as

Fawkes Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The surname may be a corruption of the Norman surname Vaux, which means valley. Notably, Guy Fawkes was sometimes re ...

, Falko, Falkes, and Faulques.

Counts of Anjou

Fulk I, Count of Anjou Fulk I of Anjou ( 870 – 942), known by the nickname ("Fulk the Red", i.e. "Red Falcon"), was a Frankish nobleman who held several titles in West Francia, including Viscount and later Count of Tours from 905, Count of Nantes from 910 to 919, a ...

(about 870–942), ''"the Red"'' *

Fulk II, Count of Anjou Fulk II of Anjou ( 905 – 960), called ("the Good"), was List of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Count of Anjou from 942 to his death.Refer to Bernard Bachrach, Bernard S. Bachrach, "Fulk Nerra: Neo-Roman Consul, 987-1040" (California, 1993) 261 and ...

(died 958), ''"the Good"'' *

Fulk III, Count of Anjou Fulk III, the Black ( 970–1040; ) was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles. It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles as well as abbeys throughout the Loire Valley in what i ...

(972–1040), ''"the Black"'' *

Fulk IV, Count of Anjou Fulk IV (; 1043 – 14 April 1109), better known as Fulk le Réchin (), was the count of Anjou, count of County of Anjou, Anjou from around 1068 until his death. He was noted to be "a man with many reprehensible, even scandalous, habits" by Orderi ...

(1043–1109), ''"le Réchin"'' *

Fulk, King of Jerusalem Fulk of Anjou (, or ''Foulques''; – 13 November 1143), also known as Fulk the Younger, was the king of Jerusalem from 1131 until 1143 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Melisende. Previously, he was the count of Anjou as Fulk V from 1109 ...

(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 Pope Clement IV (; 23 November 1190 – 29 November 1268), born Gui Foucois (; or ') and also known as Guy le Gros ( French for "Guy the Fat"; ), was bishop of Le Puy (1257–1260), archbishop of Narbonne (1259–1261), cardinal of Sabina (1 ...

, 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 figure in the political conflicts of the West Frankish kingdom that followed the dissolution of the Carolingian Empire in the late ninth century ...

(died 900), "the Venerable" *

Fulcher of Chartres Fulcher of Chartres ( 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 . His appointment ...

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

Patriarch Fulk of Jerusalem The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in ...

(died 1157), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem *

Fulco (bishop of Estonia) Fulco may refer to: * Fulco of Ireland ( 8th/9th century), Irish soldier and saint * Fulco of Basacers ( 1120), Norman nobleman * Fulco I, Margrave of Milan (died 1128) * Fulco (bishop of Estonia) ( 1165) * Fulco Luigi Ruffo-Scilla (1840–1895), ...

, 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 sometime in the 12th century, when he stopped at S ...

(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 F ...

(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 canon regular and 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 ...

(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 troubadour, and then as a fiercely ant ...

(c.1150–1231), also known as Fulk of Toulouse, Provençal troubadour and Bishop of Toulouse *

Fulk Basset Fulk Basset (died 4 May 1271) was archbishop of Dublin. He was the elder brother of John de Sandford, who was also Archbishop of Dublin from 1284 to 1290. He was called Fulk de Sandford and also Fulk Basset, owing to his relationship to the pr ...

(died 1271), Bishop of London * Folke Johansson Ängel (died 1277), Archbishop of Uppsala *

Fulke Lovell Fulke Lovell (or Fulk Lovel; died 1285) was a medieval Bishop of London-elect. Lovell held the prebends of Islington and Caddington Major in the diocese of London before he became Archdeacon of Colchester between 1263 and 1267.Greenway Fasti Eccl ...

(died 1285), Bishop of London-elect * Foulques de Chanac (died 1349), Bishop of Paris

Medieval noblemen

Fulco of Ireland Fulco of Ireland (fl. 8th/9th century) was an Irish soldier. Biography Fulco was an Irish people, Irish soldier who came to France with four thousand Irishmen to serve Charlemagne. He married a woman named Da Spettini and they produced a family c ...

(8th–9th century), Irish soldier serving Charlemagne *

Fulke d'Aunou, also written Fulco and Foulques Fulke may refer to: *Fulke Lovell (d. 1285), English bishop *Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (1554–1628), English poet, dramatist, and statesman *Fulke Greville (1717–1806), Fulke Greville (1717–1806), English landowner and diplomat *Fulke Gr ...

(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 Fulk Bertrand IHis name appears as Fulco or Fulcho and Bertrannus in contemporary documents. It is Foulques in modern French. His ordinal is a reference to a second Bertrand, his son, who later reigned in Provence. (died 27 April 1051) was the j ...

(died 1051), Count of Provence * Fulk of Vendôme (died 1066), Count of Vendôme, also known as Foulques l'Oison *

Fulco I, Margrave of Milan Fulco I d'Este (c. 1070 – c. 1134)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. Fulco was a son of Albert Azzo II, Margrav ...

(1070–1128), ancestor of the Italian branch of the House of Este *

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, William ...

(died 1087 or 1089), Count of Angoulême *

Fulco of Basacers Fulco of Basacers (''floruit'' 1083–1120) was an Italo-Norman knight and landholder with considerable possessions in the Val di Crati in Calabria. The seat of his lordship was "Brahalla", a place or castle that no longer exists.''Medieval Europe ...

(died after 1120), Italo-Norman knight * Fulk of Guînes (died 1125), Lord of Beirut *

Fulk FitzRoy Fulk FitzRoy (c. 1092 – 1132) was an illegitimate son of Henry I of England. He was perhaps the son of Ansfride, one of Henry's mistresses. He may have been a monk at Abingdon Abbey Abingdon Abbey (formally Abbey of Saint Mary) was a Order o ...

(1092–c. 1132), illegitimate son of Henry I of England *

Fulk I FitzWarin Fulk I FitzWarin ( born c. 1115, died 1170/1) (''alias'' Fulke, Fouke, FitzWaryn, FitzWarren, Fitz Warine, etc., Latinised to ''Fulco Filius Warini'', "Fulk son of Warin") was a powerful marcher lord seated at Whittington Castle in Shropshire in ...

(1115-70/71), of Whittington Castle * Falkes de Breauté (died 1226), Anglo–Norman soldier and nobleman * Fulk Baynard (died after 1226), English landholder and justice *

Fulk FitzWarin Fulk FitzWarin ( – c. 1258), variant spellings ( Latinized ''Fulco filius Garini'', Welsh ''Syr ffwg ap Gwarin''), the third (Fulk III), was a prominent representative of a marcher family associated especially with estates in Shropshire (on ...

(died 1258), English nobleman and outlaw *

Foulques de Villaret Foulques de Villaret ( Occitan: Folco del Vilaret, Catalan: Folc del Vilaret; died 1 September 1327), was the 25th Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller. He led the successful conquest of Rhodes and survived an assassination attempt by members ...

(died 1327), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller *

Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (25 October 1445 – 18 September 1479) was the son and heir of William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin (1407–1470) and the father of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath. He was feudal baron of Bampton in Devo ...

(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 or Bertrán is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Bertran Carbonel (1252–1265), Provençal troubadour *Bertran d'Alamanon (1229–1266), Provençal knight, troubadour, an official, diplomat, and ambassador of the court o ...

(died after 1233), Provençal troubadour *

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 *

Folquet de Lunel Folquet de Lunel (c. 1244 – c. 1300) was a troubadour from Lunel (in the modern Hérault) in the Languedoc. He left behind nine recorded lyric poems, including five ''cansos'', two ''partimens'', and two ''sirventes''. He also wrote one longe ...

(1244–c. 1300), Occitan troubadour *

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke (; 3 October 1554 – 30 September 1628) was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman who served in the House of Commons at various times between 1581 and 1621, when he was raised to the peerage. Grevill ...

(1554–1628), English writer and statesman *

Fulke Greville (1717–1806) Fulke Greville (1717–1806) of Wilbury House, Newton Toney, Wiltshire, England, was an English landowner and diplomat. He was the son of Algernon Greville and Mary Somerset, daughter and coheiress of Lord Arthur Somerset, the youngest son of ...

, youngest son of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort *

Robert Fulke Greville Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. Robert Fulke Greville FRS (3 February 1751 – 27 April 1824) was a British Army officer, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1807. Life He was the third son of Francis Greville ...

(1751–1824), British Member of Parliament and courtier *

Robert Fulke Greville (landowner) Robert Fulke Greville (8 January 1800 – 12 September 1867) was a politician, soldier and landowner of the early Victorian era, the son of Regency courtier Robert Fulke Greville and Louisa, 2nd Countess of Mansfield. Greville stood as a Parlia ...

(1800–1867), politician, soldier and landowner *

Fulke Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville Colonel Fulke Southwell Greville-Nugent, 1st Baron Greville (17 February 1821 – 25 January 1883), known as Fulke Greville until 1866, was an Irish Liberal politician. Early life Greville was the second son of Algernon Greville, Esq., of Nort ...

(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 Eleonor ...

(1840–1895), Italian cardinal *

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 Camar ...

(1869–1943), French writer and cattle farmer *

Fulco Ruffo di Calabria Fulco VIII, Prince Ruffo di Calabria, 6th Duke of Guardia Lombarda (12 August 1884 – 23 August 1946) was an Italian World War I flying ace and senator of the Kingdom from 1934 until his death. He was the father of Paola, Queen of the Belgi ...

(1884–1946), Italian World War I flying ace *

Fulco di Verdura Fulco Santostefano della Cerda, Duke of Verdura (20 March 1898 – 15 August 1978) was an influential Italian jeweller. His career began with an introduction to designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel by composer Cole Porter. He opened his own jewelry ...

(1898–1978), Italian jeweller. *

Fulke Walwyn Fulke Thomas Tyndall Walwyn CVO (8 November 1910 – 18 February 1991) was a British jockey and a celebrated racehorse trainer, who was particularly successful in National Hunt racing. Life Walwyn was born in Wrexham. His twin sister, Helen J ...

(1910–1991), British jockey and horse trainer *

Folco Lulli Folco Lulli (3 July 1912 – 23 May 1970) was an Italian partisan and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1946 and 1970. Life and career Born in Florence, the son of the baritone Gino Lulli and the elder brother of actor ...

(1912–1970), Italian actor *

Folco Quilici Folco Quilici (9 April 1930 – 24 February 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed a total of 22 films between 1952 and his retirement in 2005, including '' Tiko and the Shark'' ( it). His 1955 film ''L'ultimo par ...

(1930–2018), Italian film director and screenwriter

As surname

William Fulke William Fulke (; 1538buried 28 August 1589) was an English Puritan divine. Life Fulke was born in London. His father was Christopher Fulke, the Common Crier and Serjeant at Arms to the Mayor of the City of London. He had a younger brother cal ...

(1538–1589), English Puritan divine *

Giovanni Fulco Giovanni Fulco (1615 – c. 1680) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Biography He was born in Messina. After having learned the first principles of design there, he went to Naples, where he entered the school of Cavalière Massimo Stan ...

(1615–c. 1680), Italian baroque painter * Philip B. Fouke (1818–1876), American politician * George Clayton Foulk (1856–1893), American diplomat *

William Foulke (footballer) William Foulke (12 April 1874 – 1 May 1916; sometimes spelled ''Foulk'', ''Foulkes''), nicknamed Fatty, was an English professional cricketer and footballer. Foulke was renowned for his great size and weight, reaching perhaps 24 stone (152&nbs ...

(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 Robert C. Foulk (May 5, 1908 – February 25, 1989) was an American television and film character actor who portrayed Sheriff H. Miller in the CBS series '' Lassie'' from 1958 to 1962. Early years Foulk attended the University of Pennsyl ...

(1908–1989), American actor *

Harry Fouke Harry Haydon Fouke (November 29, 1913 – November 5, 1992) was the first athletic director at the University of Houston, and served in the position from 1945 to 1979. Fouke attended Main Avenue High School in San Antonio, and graduated from Ric ...

(1913–1992), American athletic director *

Joe Fulks Joseph Franklin "Jumping Joe" Fulks (October 26, 1921 – March 21, 1976) was an American professional basketball player. The NBA's first scoring champion, he was sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". He was posthumously en ...

(1921–1976), American baseball player * Jack Fulk (1932–2011), American businessman *

Bill Foulkes William Anthony Foulkes ( or ; 5 January 1932 – 25 November 2013) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre-half. For Manchester ...

(1932–2013), English footballer *

William Fulco William James Fulco, S.J., (February 24, 1936 – November 29, 2021) was an American Jesuit priest and National Endowment for the Humanities Professor of Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. ...

(1936–2021), American Jesuit priest and linguist *

Raymonde Folco Raymonde Folco (née Goldgrav; born March 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician, member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She represented the Quebec riding of Laval—Les Îles in the House of Commons of Canada through 5 successive parliaments fr ...

(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 *

Quentin Fulks Quentin Fulks is an American campaign manager and political strategist who is a fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. He was the principal deputy campaign manager of the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign and reportedly led the campai ...

, American campaign manager * Robert D. Fulk (born 1951), American philologist *

Peter Folco Peter Folco (born August 13, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League and the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association between 1974 and ...

(born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player *

Robbie Fulks Robert William "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time resident of Chicago, Illinois. He has released 15 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His 2016 r ...

(born 1963), American country musician * Philippe Di Folco (born 1964), French author and teacher *

Bettina Fulco Bettina Mónica Fulco (born 23 October 1968) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She reached her highest ranking of world, No. 23 on 10 October 1988. She began playing tennis at age ten, at the university club in her hometown of Mar del P ...

(born 1968), Argentine tennis player *

Pierre Fulke Pierre Olof Fulke (born 21 February 1971) is a Swedish professional golfer who played on the European Tour. Early life and amateur career Fulke was born in Nyköping. He came to represent Eksjö Golf Club, situated in the province of Småland i ...

(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