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Forbes - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Forbes

[ 1 syll. for-bes, fo-rb-es ] The boy name Forbes is pronounced FAORBZ KEY. Forbes is of Irish Gaelic origin and it is used mainly in English. Forbes is of the meaning 'prosperous one, owner of fields'.

Forbes is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

KEY: Pronunciation for Forbes: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Forbes