Fulgencio Explained

Fulgencio (pronounced as /es/) is a Spanish male given name. It is derived from the Latin name Fulgentius, which means "bright, brilliant".

People

First name

• Fulgentius of Cartagena (? - c. 630), Bishop of Écija, Hispania
• Fulgentius of Ruspe (462 or 467 - 527 or 533), Bishop of Ruspe, North Africa
• Fulgencio Aquino (1915 - 1994), Venezuelan musician and songwriter
• Fulgencio Argüelles (born 1955), Spanish writer and psychologist
• Fulgencio Batista (1901 - 1973), President and dictator of Cuba
• Fulgencio Berdugo (1918 - 2003), Colombian footballer
• Fulgencio Coll Bucher (born 1948), Spanish general
• Fulgencio R. Moreno (1872 - 1933), Paraguayan journalist, financial expert, statesman and historian
• Fulgencio Vega (1805 - 1868), Supreme Director of Nicaragua
• Fulgencio Yegros (1780 - 1821), Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent Paraguay
• Fulgencio Zúñiga (born 1977), Colombian professional boxer
• Fulgencio Pritchett, fictional character in Modern Family

Surname

• Edgardo Fulgencio (1917 - 2004), Filipino basketball player
• Ruth Aguilar Fulgencio (born 1975), Spanish Paralympic athlete

Geography

• San Fulgencio, village in Alicante, Spain

Film and TV

• Don Fulgencio, 1950 Argentine film
• Fulgencio (Modern Family), character in Modern Family
• Fulgencio Capulet, character in Romeo + Juliet