name
Folquet
fol-KET
/fɔlˈkɛt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
folquet
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Occitan (southern France, historically Occitania); a diminutive of Folc, from Germanic folk (people)
- Meaning
- little folk; of the people; diminutive of Folc; borne by Folquet de Marselha, a major 12th-century troubadour who became Bishop of Toulouse
- Gender
- male
- Also spelled
- Folc, Folquet de Marseille
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress on the second 'quet' = 'ket'; in Occitan 'q' before 'e' sounds like a plain 'k'
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