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Fortune - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Fortune

[ 2 syll. for-tu-ne, fo-rt-une ] The boy name Fortune is pronounced as FAORCHahN or FAORCHuwN KEY. Fortune is used predominantly in English and it is also derived from English origins. Literally from the ordinary word 'fortune'. The name is derived from the English word, which is ultimately of the Latin 'fortuna' of the same meaning. The given name was first adopted by Puritans in the 17th century. See also the related form, Fortunatus (German).

Fortune is not popular as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Fortune include Fortuné (French), Furkan (Arabic and Turkish), and Ferguson (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Fortune: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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