Fulham

See also: fulham

English

Etymology

From Old English Fullanhām, Fullanhōm, from personal name *Fulla + Old English hamm (riverbend land).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʊləm/
  • Homophone: fullam
  • Rhymes: -ʊləm
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Proper noun

Fulham

  1. An area in southwestern London, England, on the north side of the River Thames.
    • 2013 August 20, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian[1]:
      There were only four in the starting XIs as Sunderland were beaten 1-0 by Jol's side – Jack Colback and Adam Johnson for Sunderland and Kieran Richardson and Steve Sidwell for Fulham – but Jol's shrug was one of resignation rather than indifference.
  2. A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

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