Etymology

Fulwell

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Today it means: A small suburban area in the borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1472). Full definition →

Old English fūl
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromfūl“dirty”
  2. English todayFulwell

Inherited from Old English fūl (“dirty”), definite form fūla + wella (“spring”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishfūl all →

foulFulfordFulwoodfoumartFulbeckFulbrookunfull

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.