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'''Fulk''' is an old European personal name, probably deriving from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''[[Volk (German word)|folk]]'' ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the [[France|French]] Foulques, the [[German language|German]] [[Volk (surname)|Volk]], the [[Italy|Italian]] Fulco and the [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Folke (name)|Folke]], along with other variants such as [[Fulke]], [[Foulkes]], Fulko, [[Folco]], Folquet, and so on.
'''Fulk''' is an old European masculine given name, probably deriving from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''[[Volk (German word)|folk]]'' ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the French [[Foulques]], the German [[Volk (surname)|Volk]], the Italian [[Fulco]] and the Swedish [[Folke (name)|Folke]], along with other variants such as [[Fulke]], [[Foulkes]], [[Fulko]], [[Folco]], [[Falquet|Falquet or Folquet]], and so on. However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the [[Latin]] ''falco'' ("[[falcon]]"), such as [[Fawkes]], [[Falko]], Falkes, and Faulques.


However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the [[Latin]] ''[[Falco (disambiguation)|Falco]]'' ("[[falcon]]"), such as [[Fawkes]], [[Falko]], Falkes, and Faulques.
It is also a surname.
 
== Counts of Anjou ==
*[[Fulk I, Count of Anjou]] (about 870–942), ''"the Red"''
*[[Fulk II, Count of Anjou]] (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]] (1089/1092–1143), ''"the Younger"'', also Count of Anjou


== Christian saints and clergymen ==
== Christian saints and clergymen ==
* Saint Foulques de Fontenelle (died 845), French saint and 21st abbot of [[Abbey of Saint Wandrille|Fontenelle]]
:''Ordered chronologically''
*[[Guy Foulques]], later known as Clement IV, Pope 1265–1268
* [[Fulk of Fontenelle]] (died 845), Abbot of Fontenelle, France
*[[Fulk (archbishop of Reims)]] (died 900), "the Venerable"
* [[Fulk (archbishop of Reims)]] (died 900), "the Venerable"
*[[Fulcher of Chartres]] (born around 1059, died in or after 1127)
* [[Patriarch Fulk of Jerusalem]] (died 1157), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
*[[Patriarch Fulk of Jerusalem]] (died 1157), Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
* [[Saint Fulk]], 12th century English saint
*[[Fulco (bishop of Estonia)]], appointed 1165
* [[Fulk of Neuilly]] (died 1201), French preacher of the Fourth Crusade
*[[Saint Fulk]] (lived in the 12th century), English saint
* [[Fulk of Pavia]] (1164–1229), Italian saint and Bishop of Piacenza
*[[Fulk of Neuilly]] (died 1201), French preacher of the Fourth Crusade
* [[Folquet de Marselha]] (c. 1150–1231), also known as Fulk of Toulouse, Provençal troubadour, monk and Bishop of Toulouse
*[[Fulk of Pavia]] (1164–1229), Italian saint and Bishop of Piacenza, also known as Folco Scotti
* [[Fulk Basset]] (died 1271), Archbishop of Dublin
*[[Folquet de Marselha]] (c.1150–1231), also known as Fulk of Toulouse, Provençal troubadour and Bishop of Toulouse
* [[Fulk Basset (bishop of London)]] (died 1259)
*[[Fulk Basset]] (died 1271), Bishop of London
* Fulk or [[Fulke Lovell]] (died 1285), English bishop-elect
*[[Folke Johansson Ängel]] (died 1277), Archbishop of Uppsala
*[[Fulke Lovell]] (died 1285), Bishop of London-elect
*[[Foulques de Chanac]] (died 1349), Bishop of Paris


== Medieval noblemen ==
== Medieval noblemen ==
*[[Fulco of Ireland]] (8th–9th century), Irish soldier serving Charlemagne
=== Counts of Anjou ===
*[[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 I, Count of Anjou]] (about 870–942), also Count of Tours and Count of Nantes
*[[Fulk Bertrand of Provence]] (died 1051), Count of Provence
*[[Fulk II, Count of Anjou]] (died 958)
*[[Fulk of Vendôme]] (died 1066), Count of Vendôme, also known as Foulques l'Oison
*[[Fulk III, Count of Anjou]] (972–1040)
*[[Fulco I, Margrave of Milan]] (1070–1128), ancestor of the Italian branch of the House of Este
*[[Fulk IV, Count of Anjou]] (1043–1109)
*[[Fulk of Angoulême]] (died 1087 or 1089), Count of Angoulême
*[[Fulk, King of Jerusalem]] (1089/1092–1143), also Count of Anjou
*[[Fulco of Basacers]] (died after 1120), Italo-Norman knight
 
*[[Fulk of Guînes]] (died 1125), Lord of Beirut
=== Other noblemen ===
*[[Fulk FitzRoy]] (1092–c. 1132), illegitimate son of Henry I of England
:''Ordered chronologically''
*[[Fulk I FitzWarin]] (1115-70/71), of Whittington Castle
* [[Fulk Bertrand of Provence]] (died 1051), Count of Provence
*[[Falkes de Breauté]] (died 1226), Anglo–Norman soldier and nobleman
* [[Fulk of Vendôme]] (died 1066), Count of Vendôme
*[[Fulk Baynard]] (died after 1226), English landholder and justice
* [[Fulk of Angoulême]] (died 1087 or 1089), Count of Angoulême
*[[Fulk FitzWarin]] (died 1258), English nobleman and outlaw
* [[Fulk of Guînes]] (died 1125), 1st Lord of Beirut
*[[Foulques de Villaret]] (died 1327), Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
* [[Fulk FitzRoy]] (1092–c. 1132), illegitimate son of Henry I of England
*[[Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin]] (1445–1479), English baron of the House FitzWarin
* [[Fulk I FitzWarin]] (1115-70/71), English marcher lord
* [[Fulk Paynel]] (died c. 1182), Anglo-Norman nobleman
* [[Falkes de Bréauté]] (died 1226), also spelled Fulk de Brent, Anglo–Norman soldier and nobleman
* [[Fulk Baynard]] (died after 1226), English landholder and justice
* [[Fulk FitzWarin]] (died 1258), English nobleman and outlaw
* [[Fulk le Strange, 1st Baron Strange of Blackmere]] (died 1324)
* [[Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin]] (1445–1479), English baron of the House FitzWarin


== Other people ==
==Others==
*[[Falquet de Romans]] (died after 1233), Provençal troubadour
* [[Fulk Baynard]] (fl. 1226), English landowner, official under King Henry III, and itinerant justice
*[[Bertran Folcon d'Avignon]] (died after 1233), Provençal troubadour
* [[Fulk Greville Howard]] (1773–1846), English politician and soldier
*[[Folco Portinari]] (died 1289), Italian banker
* [[Fulk Lloyd]] (c. 1515–in or shortly before 1597), Welsh politician
*[[Folquet de Lunel]] (1244–c. 1300), Occitan troubadour
* [[Fulk Lucy]] (c. 1623–1677), English Member of Parliament
*[[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]] (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 ==
== Surname ==
*[[William Fulke]] (1538–1589), English Puritan divine
* [[Drew Fulk]] (born 1987), American producer and songwriter
*[[Giovanni Fulco]] (1615–c. 1680), Italian baroque painter
* [[Jack Fulk]] (1932–2011), American businessman, founder of the Bojangles fast food restaurant chain
*[[Philip B. Fouke]] (1818–1876), American politician
* [[Robert D. Fulk]] (born 1951), American philologist and medievalist
*[[George Clayton Foulk]] (1856–1893), American diplomat
*[[William Foulke (footballer)]] (1874–1916), English footballer and cricketer
*[[Clay Fulks]] (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]] (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]] (born 1943), French writer and photographer
*[[Quentin Fulks]], American campaign manager
*[[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]] (born 1964), French author and teacher
*[[Bettina Fulco]] (born 1968), Argentine tennis player
*[[Pierre Fulke]] (born 1971), Swedish golfer
*[[Alice Fulks]] (born 1982), American actress


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Fulk Building]], Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, a commercial building on the National Register of Historic Places
*[[Fulke]], a list of people with the given name or surname
*[[Fulks]], a list of people with the surname
*[[Fulque Agnew]] (1900-1975), British baronet
*[[Falco (disambiguation)]]
*[[Falco (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fawkes]]
*[[Folco]], a list of people with the given name or surname
*[[Folco]]
*[[Folke (name)]]
*[[Folke (name)]]
*[[Fulco (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fulco (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fulke]]


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Latest revision as of 00:22, 20 November 2025

Fulk is an old European masculine given name, probably deriving from the Germanic folk ("people" or "chieftain"). It is cognate with the French Foulques, the German Volk, the Italian Fulco and the Swedish Folke, along with other variants such as Fulke, Foulkes, Fulko, Folco, Falquet or Folquet, and so on. However, the above variants are often confused with names derived from the Latin falco ("falcon"), such as Fawkes, Falko, Falkes, and Faulques.

It is also a surname.

Christian saints and clergymen

Ordered chronologically

Medieval noblemen

Counts of Anjou

Other noblemen

Ordered chronologically

Others

  • Fulk Baynard (fl. 1226), English landowner, official under King Henry III, and itinerant justice
  • Fulk Greville Howard (1773–1846), English politician and soldier
  • Fulk Lloyd (c. 1515–in or shortly before 1597), Welsh politician
  • Fulk Lucy (c. 1623–1677), English Member of Parliament

Surname

  • Drew Fulk (born 1987), American producer and songwriter
  • Jack Fulk (1932–2011), American businessman, founder of the Bojangles fast food restaurant chain
  • Robert D. Fulk (born 1951), American philologist and medievalist

See also

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