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Fulton

/ˈfʊltən/

Fulton proper noun: an English habitational surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Fulton (countable and uncountable, plural Fultons)

  1. An English habitational surname from Old English.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Clarke County, Alabama.
  4. A town in Hempstead County, Arkansas; named for Robert Fulton.
  5. A census-designated place in Sonoma County, California; named for founders Thomas and James Fulton.
  6. A city in Whiteside County, Illinois; named for Robert Fulton.
  7. A town in Fulton County, Indiana; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
  8. A minor city in Bourbon County, Kansas; named for the city in Illinois.
  9. A city in Fulton County, Kentucky; named for its county, itself named for Robert Fulton.
  10. A census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland; named for Charles C. Fulton, editor of The Baltimore Sun.
  11. An unincorporated community in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
  12. An unincorporated community in Keweenaw County, Michigan.
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  1. A township in Gratiot County, Michigan.
  2. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  3. A city, the county seat of Itawamba County, Mississippi; named for Robert Fulton.
  4. A city, the county seat of Callaway County, Missouri; named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat.
  5. A city in Oswego County, New York; named for Robert Fulton.
  6. A town in Schoharie County, New York.
  7. A village in Morrow County, Ohio.
  8. A town in Hanson County, South Dakota; perhaps named for Robert Fulton, or for a local railroad employee.
  9. An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.
  10. A town in Aransas County, Texas; named for George Ware Fulton, a land developer in the area.
  11. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Rock County, Wisconsin.
  12. Other townships in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Fulton Township.
  13. A community in West Lincoln, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada.

Forms of Fulton

pluralFultons

Origin of Fulton

From Foulden, a village in Norfolk, from Old English fuġol (“bird”) + tūn (“dwelling”).

Words formed from Fulton

Questions about Fulton

What does Fulton mean?
Fulton means an English habitational surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Fulton?
Fulton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Fulton?
Fulton is pronounced /ˈfʊltən/.

Words near Fulton in the dictionary

  1. fulsomeness
  2. fulsomer
  3. fulsomest
  4. Fulstow
  5. fulth
  6. Fulton
  7. Fulton County
  8. Fultonism
  9. Fultons
  10. Fultonville
  11. fultoportula

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