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Fulwood.

A habitational surname.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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  1. A habitational surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A town in the north of the City of Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5332).

    countable · uncountable
  3. An outer suburb in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3085).

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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