Fulwood

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proper noun

A habitational surname.

OriginMiddle English Fulewde ← Old English fūl →
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Meanings

proper nounFulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)

plural Fulwoods

  1. countableuncountableA habitational surname.
  2. countableuncountableA town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332).
  3. countableuncountableAn outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085).

Origin

  1. Old Englishfūl“dirty, foul”
  2. Middle EnglishFulewde
  3. EnglishFulwood

From Middle English Fulewde, from Old English fūl (“dirty, foul”), definite form fūla + wudu (“wood”), 'the dirty wood'. The first element could possibly otherwise come from fugol (“bird, fowl”), thus 'wood where fowling takes place'.

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APA

Fulwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwood

MLA

“Fulwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fulwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fulwood.

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