Meanings
plural Fugates
- A surname.
Then Benjy’s grandmother spoke up, asking, “Have you ever heard of the blue Fugates of Troublesome Creek?” […] The first Fugate in the United States was a French orphan named Martin Fugate, who settled in Troublesome Creek in the hills of eastern Kentucky in 1820.
2023 March 21, Gabe Paoletti, “The Fugate Family Of Kentucky Has Had Blue Skin For Centuries — Here’s Why”, in All That's Interesting
Cite this entry
Fugate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fugate
“Fugate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fugate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fugate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fugate.
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