Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage German Pronounced Pron. Vul-Bresht [key] Other Forms FormsFulbright, Fullbright Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 10/17/2016 by DrumLover Meaning & History From a German personal name composed of the elements folk ‘people’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In the U.S. this name is often Americanized as Fulbright and Fullbright.