Fulham
See also: fulham
English
Etymology
From Old English Fullanhām, Fullanhōm, from personal name *Fulla + Old English hamm (“riverbend land”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Fulham
- 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.
- A locality in the Shire of Wellington, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
Derived terms
- fullam (“loaded dice”), fullom, fulham
- Fulham virgin (“promiscuous woman”)