What is the origin of the name Foucault?
1: French: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements folk ‘people’ + wald ‘rule’.2: Altered form of French Fouquereau itself derived from Fouquier a variant of Foucher.
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What is the origin of the name Foucault?
1: French: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements folk ‘people’ + wald ‘rule’.2: Altered form of French Fouquereau itself derived from Fouquier a variant of Foucher.