Fuller

Fuller Meaning & Origin

About Fuller
The name "Fuller" is an English occupational surname derived from the Middle English word "fullere," meaning a person who worked as a fuller. Fullers were responsible for cleaning and thickening cloth by pounding and trampling it in water or urine. The name "Fuller" therefore signifies someone who was involved in the textile industry, specifically in the process of fulling cloth.

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Fuller are male.

Fuller Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -11.11% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
FLR
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0406
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F UH1 L ER0
🌐 IPA
/ˈfʊlər/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FLR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F460

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Fuller in Braille

Here's how to represent Fuller in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Fuller in braille

How to Spell the Name Fuller in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Fuller using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Fuller in sign language

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