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Fulton
Fulton ♂ Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which seems to have been originally a local name from a lost place in Ayrshire. Robert Fulton (1765–1815) was the American engineer who designed the first commercially successful steamboat. In Britain the name is associated with the Scottish actor Fulton McKay (1922–87).
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fulton." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fulton." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fulton.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Fulton." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Fulton.html |
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Fulton
Fulton, USA Volney Missouri: laid out in 1825, it was soon renamed after Robert Fulton (1765–1815), who developed the steamboat and brought it into operational use.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fulton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fulton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Fulton.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Fulton." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Fulton.html |
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