Fulton

F4U1L1T1O1N1
/ˈfʊltən/

proper noun

An English habitational surname from Old English.

OriginOld English fuġol →
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Meanings

proper nounFulton (countable and uncountable, plural Fultons)

plural Fultons

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishfuġol“bird”
  2. EnglishFulton

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Lufton
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APA

Fulton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulton

MLA

“Fulton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulton. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fulton,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulton.

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