Fawkes
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| Fawkes | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | Fawks, IPA: [fɔːks] |
| Meaning | Falcon |
| Region of origin | British Isles |
| Language(s) of origin | Norman |
| Related names | Fakes, Faulks, Faulkes, Fawks, Fawlks, Fawlkes, Foulks, Foulkes, Fowkes |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
Fawkes is a surname of Norman-French origin, first appearing in the British Isles after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.[1] The name ultimately derives from the pre-6th century Germanic given name of Falco (later Faulques) meaning "falcon". The first recorded spelling of the surname in England is that of one Geoffrey Faukes in 1221.[1]
It is also, less frequently, a given name.
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Surname
- Geoff Fawkes (1964-Present), Technology Leader and Business Advisor
- Barbara Fawkes (1914–2002), British nurse and nursing educator
- Chris Fawkes, BBC weather forecaster
- Francis Fawkes (1721–1777), English poet and translator
- Frederick Fawkes (1870–1936), British Conservative Party politician
- Guy Fawkes (1570–1606), English revolutionary
- Guido Fawkes, a pseudonym of British right-wing political blogger Paul Staines
- Randol Fawkes (1924–2000), Bahamian civil rights activist, author, musician
- Isaac Fawkes (1675?-1732), English conjurer and showman
- Richard Fawkes (born 1944), British writer and director
- Wally Fawkes (born 1924), British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and cartoonist
- Walter Fawkes (1769–1825), British landowner and politician, patron of painter J. M. W. Turner
- Wilmot Fawkes (1846–1926), Royal Navy officer, Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
- Darien Fawkes, main character of The Invisible Man (2000 TV series)
Given name
- Fawkes de Breauté, (died 1226), Anglo-Norman soldier who served in the First Barons' War
- Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix in the Harry Potter books
- Fawkes, a character on the web series The Guild, portrayed by Wil Wheaton
- Fawkes, a character in the video game Fallout 3
See also
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